Anithamol Babu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6233145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anithamol Babu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anithamol |
| FAMILY NAME | Babu |
| SIGNATURE | BABU A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tata Institute of Social Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3913-3068 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mental health without belonging
The digital ecosystem has increasingly shaped the psychological architecture of emerging adulthood, influencing how belonging, trust, and identity are negotiated rather than determining them in a uniform or deterministic manner. While technology facilitates contact, it often intensifies loneliness, mistrust, and emotional comparison. Meta-analytic findings show that nearly half of young adults experience cyber-dating abuse as victims or perpetrat…
Toward transmasculine-inclusive addiction psychiatry in India
disproportionately high risks, with studies showing 62% reporting depression and significantly higher self-harm and suicidal ideation compared to cisgender peers (Becerra-Culqui et al., 2018). These findings underscore the urgency of generating India-specific evidence to inform inclusive addiction psychiatry. Importantly, India has seen some promising but limited initiatives in transgender health, such as NACO's inclusion of transgender populatio…
Reimagining adolescent well-being through yoga as a public health paradigm
Empirical evidence remains encouraging yet methodologically uneven. Across the review of reviews in Table 1-each of which applied explicit inclusion criteria encompassing (a) include studies with participants aged ≤18 years from PubMed database, (b) yoga as the primary intervention, (c) Reviews on RCT or controlled experimental design, (d) mental health outcomes such as anxiety, depression, stress, resilience, attention, or metabolic indicators, …
Unseen suffering
Hormone therapy, a fundamental aspect of medical transition, plays a critical role in shaping both pain perception and mental health outcomes (Majumder et al., 2023). However, the long-term physiological and neurological effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remain underexplored. Despite evidence suggesting that testosterone and estrogen therapies may influence pain modulation and psychiatric outcomes, there remains a lack of robust resear…
The unseen dilemma of AI in mental healthcare
Redefining communication in mental healthcare
). This lack of representational justice reveals a deep theoretical and practical gap that cannot be resolved through technological enhancement alone-it requires a paradigmatic shift in how communication, personhood, and therapeutic alliance are conceptualized. Unless research and clinical paradigms are expanded to legitimize and respond to non-verbal modes of expression, non-verbal autistic individuals will remain excluded from both the epistemo…
Digital wellness or digital dependency? a critical examination of mental health apps and their implications
The widespread integration of mental health applications marks a significant transformation in mental healthcare, but critical concerns remain about their clinical validity, ethical implications, and the risk of fostering digital dependence that may delay or replace necessary professional intervention (Smith et al., 2023). As the global prevalence of anxiety, depression, and stress-related disorders continues to rise, commercial platforms such as…
Integrating virtual reality into ADHD therapy
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) remains a persistent and multidimensional challenge in mental health research and clinical practice, manifesting as pervasive deficits in cognitive control, neurocognitive processing, and affective regulation (Faraone et al., 2024; Popit et al., 2024). Conventional interventions such as stimulant pharmacotherapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), and neurofeedback have demonstrated efficacy in AD…
Between access and anxiety
This phenomenon is particularly salient among adolescents and young adults, who are immersed in digital ecosystems saturated with psychiatric content. Platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, and Reddit feature millions of user-generated narratives describing symptoms of ADHD, autism, borderline personality disorder, depression, and anxiety (Armstrong et al., 2025;Gilmore et al., 2022;Haltigan et al., 2022;Yeung et al., 2022;Yoon et al., 2024).While th…
Repositioning intellectual disability in the ethics of digital mental health technologies
These gaps reflect a self-reinforcing feedback loop: exclusion from data produces exclusion from care.Standard research methodologies in digital mental health often preclude inclusion by relying on tools for consent, symptom tracking, and user feedback that presume verbal fluency and linear cognition, thereby excluding individuals who communicate symbolically, non-verbally, or with cognitive divergence. Quantitative methods value standardisation …
Antifeminism as moral governance in India
scaffolding of this order functions through a diffuse yet coordinated network spanning law, religion, education, and media, where it gains authority through repetition, ritualization, and erasure. This ideological apparatus operates by naturalizing hierarchy, aestheticizing conformity, and transforming exclusion into moral obligation. Its true danger lies in the seamless blending of structural violence with cultural legitimacy, making domination …
Redefining the approach to alcohol use disorder in India
The forgotten half
The forgotten half: addressing the psychological challenges of wives of individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) in low- and middle-income countries
Transference and the psychological interplay in AI-enhanced mental healthcare
Citation: Joseph AP and Babu A (2024) Transference and the psychological interplay in AI-enhanced mental healthcare. Front. Psychiatry 15:1460469. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1460469
Revolutionising alcohol use disorder treatment in developing countries
Dear Editor,The escalating occurrence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in developing countries, exacerbated by an inadequate strategic reorientation in treatment methodologies, demands a transition to technology-driven solutions like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) (1). The conventional treatment methods that follow a one-size-fits-all approach primarily centred on psychiatric models often disregard the multidimensional nature…
Disability Empowerment in Kerala
The opportunity to live and take part in community life is a basic human right, and persons with disabilities (PwD) often need additional care and support to achieve this. This becomes a real challenge in a developing society. The goal of this research is to create a vision for the empowerment of people with disabilities and to pave the way for their independent living in a developing society. The study used a mixed design method. Analyzing data …
From the Homestead to Centerstage
The Kerala Model of Development is widely acclaimed for its contribution in generating favourable social indices at par with Scandinavia. The central issue of the development in almost all the underdeveloped and developing countries is the empowerment of women constituents. In Kerala, the story of empowerment of women, is not just economic, but psychologically, and this has happened largely through the Kudumbashree and LSGs. Under Article 243(D) …
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From the Homestead to Centerstage
The Kerala Model of Development is widely acclaimed for its contribution in generating favourable social indices at par with Scandinavia. The central issue of the development in almost all the underdeveloped and developing countries is the empowerment of women constituents. In Kerala, the story of empowerment of women, is not just economic, but psychologically, and this has happened largely through the Kudumbashree and LSGs. Under Article 243(D) …
Disability Empowerment in Kerala
The opportunity to live and take part in community life is a basic human right, and persons with disabilities (PwD) often need additional care and support to achieve this. This becomes a real challenge in a developing society. The goal of this research is to create a vision for the empowerment of people with disabilities and to pave the way for their independent living in a developing society. The study used a mixed design method. Analyzing data …
Redefining the approach to alcohol use disorder in India
The forgotten half
The forgotten half: addressing the psychological challenges of wives of individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) in low- and middle-income countries
Transference and the psychological interplay in AI-enhanced mental healthcare
Citation: Joseph AP and Babu A (2024) Transference and the psychological interplay in AI-enhanced mental healthcare. Front. Psychiatry 15:1460469. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1460469
Revolutionising alcohol use disorder treatment in developing countries
Dear Editor,The escalating occurrence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in developing countries, exacerbated by an inadequate strategic reorientation in treatment methodologies, demands a transition to technology-driven solutions like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) (1). The conventional treatment methods that follow a one-size-fits-all approach primarily centred on psychiatric models often disregard the multidimensional nature…
Unseen suffering
Hormone therapy, a fundamental aspect of medical transition, plays a critical role in shaping both pain perception and mental health outcomes (Majumder et al., 2023). However, the long-term physiological and neurological effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remain underexplored. Despite evidence suggesting that testosterone and estrogen therapies may influence pain modulation and psychiatric outcomes, there remains a lack of robust resear…
The unseen dilemma of AI in mental healthcare
Redefining communication in mental healthcare
). This lack of representational justice reveals a deep theoretical and practical gap that cannot be resolved through technological enhancement alone-it requires a paradigmatic shift in how communication, personhood, and therapeutic alliance are conceptualized. Unless research and clinical paradigms are expanded to legitimize and respond to non-verbal modes of expression, non-verbal autistic individuals will remain excluded from both the epistemo…
Digital wellness or digital dependency? a critical examination of mental health apps and their implications
The widespread integration of mental health applications marks a significant transformation in mental healthcare, but critical concerns remain about their clinical validity, ethical implications, and the risk of fostering digital dependence that may delay or replace necessary professional intervention (Smith et al., 2023). As the global prevalence of anxiety, depression, and stress-related disorders continues to rise, commercial platforms such as…
Integrating virtual reality into ADHD therapy
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) remains a persistent and multidimensional challenge in mental health research and clinical practice, manifesting as pervasive deficits in cognitive control, neurocognitive processing, and affective regulation (Faraone et al., 2024; Popit et al., 2024). Conventional interventions such as stimulant pharmacotherapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), and neurofeedback have demonstrated efficacy in AD…
Between access and anxiety
This phenomenon is particularly salient among adolescents and young adults, who are immersed in digital ecosystems saturated with psychiatric content. Platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, and Reddit feature millions of user-generated narratives describing symptoms of ADHD, autism, borderline personality disorder, depression, and anxiety (Armstrong et al., 2025;Gilmore et al., 2022;Haltigan et al., 2022;Yeung et al., 2022;Yoon et al., 2024).While th…
Repositioning intellectual disability in the ethics of digital mental health technologies
These gaps reflect a self-reinforcing feedback loop: exclusion from data produces exclusion from care.Standard research methodologies in digital mental health often preclude inclusion by relying on tools for consent, symptom tracking, and user feedback that presume verbal fluency and linear cognition, thereby excluding individuals who communicate symbolically, non-verbally, or with cognitive divergence. Quantitative methods value standardisation …
Antifeminism as moral governance in India
scaffolding of this order functions through a diffuse yet coordinated network spanning law, religion, education, and media, where it gains authority through repetition, ritualization, and erasure. This ideological apparatus operates by naturalizing hierarchy, aestheticizing conformity, and transforming exclusion into moral obligation. Its true danger lies in the seamless blending of structural violence with cultural legitimacy, making domination …
Mental health without belonging
The digital ecosystem has increasingly shaped the psychological architecture of emerging adulthood, influencing how belonging, trust, and identity are negotiated rather than determining them in a uniform or deterministic manner. While technology facilitates contact, it often intensifies loneliness, mistrust, and emotional comparison. Meta-analytic findings show that nearly half of young adults experience cyber-dating abuse as victims or perpetrat…
Toward transmasculine-inclusive addiction psychiatry in India
disproportionately high risks, with studies showing 62% reporting depression and significantly higher self-harm and suicidal ideation compared to cisgender peers (Becerra-Culqui et al., 2018). These findings underscore the urgency of generating India-specific evidence to inform inclusive addiction psychiatry. Importantly, India has seen some promising but limited initiatives in transgender health, such as NACO's inclusion of transgender populatio…
Reimagining adolescent well-being through yoga as a public health paradigm
Empirical evidence remains encouraging yet methodologically uneven. Across the review of reviews in Table 1-each of which applied explicit inclusion criteria encompassing (a) include studies with participants aged ≤18 years from PubMed database, (b) yoga as the primary intervention, (c) Reviews on RCT or controlled experimental design, (d) mental health outcomes such as anxiety, depression, stress, resilience, attention, or metabolic indicators, …
Mental health (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Digital Mental Health Interventions (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Health care (4 works)