Narayana Manjunatha
Biographic Data
| ID | 5418179 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Narayana Manjunatha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Narayana |
| FAMILY NAME | Manjunatha |
| SIGNATURE | MANJUNATHA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2718-7904 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mapping the burden of mental health issues in rural India through house-to-house surveys
Mental health disorders in rural India remain substantially under-identified, with treatment gaps exceeding 70%. Population-level data from rural regions are limited under real-world programmatic conditions. This study provides this information from two geographically and socio-culturally contrasting rural blocks (taluks; sub-district administrative areas) of India, viz., Belur (Karnataka) and Munsyari (Uttarakhand). To estimate population-level …
Benchmarking Large Language Models Against Psychiatry Residents Using Traditional Institutional Assessments
Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) models demonstrate remarkable capabilities in healthcare applications, yet their performance compared to medical trainees in psychiatric education remains unexplored. This study evaluated the comparative performance of large language models (LLMs) against first-year psychiatry residents in standardized assessments at a premier Indian medical educational institute. Methods: For this study, the already-score…
Clinical Profile of Young Adults Presenting to Primary Care Clinics
Background: Young adulthood (18–25 years) represents a critical developmental stage marked by heightened vulnerability to psychiatric disorders. Despite this, there is limited data on the clinical and demographic profiles of young adults seeking mental health care in India. This study analyzed trends and associations in the demographic and clinical characteristics of young adults participating in Collaborative Video Consultations (CVCs) at Primar…
Low Treatment Gap for Schizophrenia in Rural India
Background: In India, an estimated 3.5 million are affected with schizophrenia, of which more than two-thirds belong to the rural demography. Schizophrenia is one of the most disabling illnesses, causing 10% of the disability adjusted life years, making it a public health concern. We aimed to estimate the treatment gap for schizophrenia in a rural South Indian setting following a community intervention program implemented in two administrative bl…
Proxy consultations for severe mental illnesses
Background: Non-adherence to medication leading to a break in continuity of care poses significant challenges in severe mental illness (SMI), leading to poor outcomes. In India, proxy consultation, wherein caregivers consult on behalf of patients, is a commonly adopted but insufficiently researched area to address these challenges. Aims: To explore the extent of proxy consultation in outpatient care of persons with SMI and investigate its sociode…
Factors influencing access to psychiatric care among persons with psychosis living in a rural community in south India
BACKGROUND: A substantial proportion of persons with psychosis (PWP) remain untreated in the community across the world. Factors that preclude them from accessing psychiatric treatment are poorly studied. In this study, we explored the factors that prevented persons with schizophrenia and their caregivers from accessing psychiatric treatment using an interview schedule specifically developed for this purpose. METHODS: We identified individuals wi…
Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year
BACKGROUND: The health risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption continue to be debated. Small amounts of alcohol might lower the risk of some health outcomes but increase the risk of others, suggesting that the overall risk depends, in part, on background disease rates, which vary by region, age, sex, and year. METHODS: For this analysis, we constructed burden-weighted dose-response relative risk curves across 22 health outcomes to esti…
Chhattisgarh community mental healthcare tele-mentoring program (CHaMP)
Objective: Harnessing technology is one accepted method to leapfrog the barrier of inadequate trained human resources for mental health. The Chhattisgarh Community Mental Healthcare Tele-Mentoring Program (CHaMP) is a collaborative digitally driven initiative of the Government of Chhattisgarh (GOC) and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru the aim of which is to train the Primary Care Doctors (PCDs) and R…
Care at door-steps for persons with severe mental disorders
Background: Public funded outreach services for persons with severe mental disorders (SMDs), a norm in developed nations, is non-existent in India. We share our pilot experience with an indigenous model named ‘Care at Doorsteps’ (CADs) for persons with SMDs who dropped out from clinical care of District Mental Health Program (DMHP) at three sites of Karnataka, a south Indian state. Aim: The objectives of this study were to identify the reasons fo…
Impact of Technology Driven Mental Health Task-shifting for Accredited Social Health Activists (Ashas)
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019
BACKGROUND: Ending the global tobacco epidemic is a defining challenge in global health. Timely and comprehensive estimates of the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden are needed to guide tobacco control efforts nationally and globally. METHODS: We estimated the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden for 204 countries and territories, by age and sex, from 1990 to 2019 as part of the Global B…
Addressing the mental health concerns of migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID pandemic has affected the world in a drastic manner taking a toll of not only human lives but also the economy and lifestyle. Of all the population suffering, the underprivileged and vulnerable groups have faced the maximum economic burden. Within India, an ample quota of people migrates annually for elementary occupations in service, sales, building and domestic industries. Generally, they are exposed to discrimination, work-rights exp…
Accredited Social Health Activist (Asha) and Her Role in District Mental Health Program
Health-related life events in patients with somatic symptom disorders
BACKGROUND: The positive association between adverse life events and somatoform disorders is a consistent observation. But no systematic studies have evaluated the relationship between health-related life events (HLEs) in patients with somatic symptom disorder (SSD)/somatoform disorders. AIM: To examine the nature and relationship of HLE in patients with SSD and to assess the correlates of HLE. METHODS: A total of 50 adult patients with SSD and 5…
Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of homeless mentally ill admitted in mental health institute of South India
OBJECTIVES: A significant number of homeless mentally ill (HMI) patients without any personal, family or other identification details represent a unique problem in the psychiatric services of developing countries like India in the context of legal, humanitarian and treatment issues. These patients pose challenge to the mental health professional in diagnosis and management. AIMS: To study the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of HMI patients…
Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of homeless mentally ill admitted in mental health institute of South India
OBJECTIVES: A significant number of homeless mentally ill (HMI) patients without any personal, family or other identification details represent a unique problem in the psychiatric services of developing countries like India in the context of legal, humanitarian and treatment issues. These patients pose challenge to the mental health professional in diagnosis and management. AIMS: To study the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of HMI patients…
Health-related life events in patients with somatic symptom disorders
BACKGROUND: The positive association between adverse life events and somatoform disorders is a consistent observation. But no systematic studies have evaluated the relationship between health-related life events (HLEs) in patients with somatic symptom disorder (SSD)/somatoform disorders. AIM: To examine the nature and relationship of HLE in patients with SSD and to assess the correlates of HLE. METHODS: A total of 50 adult patients with SSD and 5…
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019
BACKGROUND: Ending the global tobacco epidemic is a defining challenge in global health. Timely and comprehensive estimates of the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden are needed to guide tobacco control efforts nationally and globally. METHODS: We estimated the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden for 204 countries and territories, by age and sex, from 1990 to 2019 as part of the Global B…
Addressing the mental health concerns of migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID pandemic has affected the world in a drastic manner taking a toll of not only human lives but also the economy and lifestyle. Of all the population suffering, the underprivileged and vulnerable groups have faced the maximum economic burden. Within India, an ample quota of people migrates annually for elementary occupations in service, sales, building and domestic industries. Generally, they are exposed to discrimination, work-rights exp…
Accredited Social Health Activist (Asha) and Her Role in District Mental Health Program
Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year
BACKGROUND: The health risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption continue to be debated. Small amounts of alcohol might lower the risk of some health outcomes but increase the risk of others, suggesting that the overall risk depends, in part, on background disease rates, which vary by region, age, sex, and year. METHODS: For this analysis, we constructed burden-weighted dose-response relative risk curves across 22 health outcomes to esti…
Chhattisgarh community mental healthcare tele-mentoring program (CHaMP)
Objective: Harnessing technology is one accepted method to leapfrog the barrier of inadequate trained human resources for mental health. The Chhattisgarh Community Mental Healthcare Tele-Mentoring Program (CHaMP) is a collaborative digitally driven initiative of the Government of Chhattisgarh (GOC) and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru the aim of which is to train the Primary Care Doctors (PCDs) and R…
Care at door-steps for persons with severe mental disorders
Background: Public funded outreach services for persons with severe mental disorders (SMDs), a norm in developed nations, is non-existent in India. We share our pilot experience with an indigenous model named ‘Care at Doorsteps’ (CADs) for persons with SMDs who dropped out from clinical care of District Mental Health Program (DMHP) at three sites of Karnataka, a south Indian state. Aim: The objectives of this study were to identify the reasons fo…
Impact of Technology Driven Mental Health Task-shifting for Accredited Social Health Activists (Ashas)
Proxy consultations for severe mental illnesses
Background: Non-adherence to medication leading to a break in continuity of care poses significant challenges in severe mental illness (SMI), leading to poor outcomes. In India, proxy consultation, wherein caregivers consult on behalf of patients, is a commonly adopted but insufficiently researched area to address these challenges. Aims: To explore the extent of proxy consultation in outpatient care of persons with SMI and investigate its sociode…
Factors influencing access to psychiatric care among persons with psychosis living in a rural community in south India
BACKGROUND: A substantial proportion of persons with psychosis (PWP) remain untreated in the community across the world. Factors that preclude them from accessing psychiatric treatment are poorly studied. In this study, we explored the factors that prevented persons with schizophrenia and their caregivers from accessing psychiatric treatment using an interview schedule specifically developed for this purpose. METHODS: We identified individuals wi…
Mapping the burden of mental health issues in rural India through house-to-house surveys
Mental health disorders in rural India remain substantially under-identified, with treatment gaps exceeding 70%. Population-level data from rural regions are limited under real-world programmatic conditions. This study provides this information from two geographically and socio-culturally contrasting rural blocks (taluks; sub-district administrative areas) of India, viz., Belur (Karnataka) and Munsyari (Uttarakhand). To estimate population-level …
Benchmarking Large Language Models Against Psychiatry Residents Using Traditional Institutional Assessments
Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) models demonstrate remarkable capabilities in healthcare applications, yet their performance compared to medical trainees in psychiatric education remains unexplored. This study evaluated the comparative performance of large language models (LLMs) against first-year psychiatry residents in standardized assessments at a premier Indian medical educational institute. Methods: For this study, the already-score…
Clinical Profile of Young Adults Presenting to Primary Care Clinics
Background: Young adulthood (18–25 years) represents a critical developmental stage marked by heightened vulnerability to psychiatric disorders. Despite this, there is limited data on the clinical and demographic profiles of young adults seeking mental health care in India. This study analyzed trends and associations in the demographic and clinical characteristics of young adults participating in Collaborative Video Consultations (CVCs) at Primar…
Low Treatment Gap for Schizophrenia in Rural India
Background: In India, an estimated 3.5 million are affected with schizophrenia, of which more than two-thirds belong to the rural demography. Schizophrenia is one of the most disabling illnesses, causing 10% of the disability adjusted life years, making it a public health concern. We aimed to estimate the treatment gap for schizophrenia in a rural South Indian setting following a community intervention program implemented in two administrative bl…
Medicine (11 works) · Mental health (9 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Population (4 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (3 works) · Digital Mental Health Interventions (3 works)