Geetha Kumar

Biographic Data

ID6807060
NAMEGeetha Kumar
GIVEN NAMESGeetha
FAMILY NAMEKumar
SIGNATUREKUMAR G
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
H-INDEX0

  • Screening for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adult Inpatients with Psychiatric Disorders

    Open AccessGeetha Kumar, Justin Faden et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2011

    The purpose was to assess the effectiveness of the adult ADHD Module from the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) and the Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scales: Screening Version DSM-IV ADHD Symptoms Total Scale (CAARS-S:SV) in screening for attention-deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD) disorder in patients hospitalized for other psychiatric disorders. Assessment measures were administered to 55 (50%) female and 55 (50%) male adult (>18 yr.…

  • Parenting practices in Kerala

    M K C Nair, Leena Sumaraj et al.ARTICLEVulnerable Children and Youth…2007References: 1

    This paper presents outcomes of a cross-sectional study conducted in Kerala, India on the parenting practices of 0–3-year-old children supported by UNICEF. The aim of the study was to explore early child-care practices from conception to 3 years with a focus on the family as caregiver. Positive attitudes were observed in key indicators of child-rearing practices among the study population. No major difference was observed among women of various s…

  • Mean Beck Depression Inventory-II Total Scores by Type of Bipolar Episode

    Open AccessGeetha Kumar, David J Rissmiller et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2006

    The 1996 Beck Depression Inventory-II was administered to 120 outpatients diagnosed with DSM-IV-TR bipolar I disorders who had recently experienced manic, mixed, or depressed episodes. A focused contrast supported the hypothesis that the mean Beck-II total score for the 40 patients with depressed episodes (M=34.1, SD = 13.2) was higher than the mean Beck-II total score for the 40 patients with mixed episodes (M=25.9, SD= 13.6) which was, in turn,…

  • Lack of Age Differences in the Beck Depression Inventory—II Scores of Clinically Depressed Adolescent Outpatients

    Open AccessDAVID G KREFETZ, Robert A Steer et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2003

    To assess whether the mean Beck Depression Inventory-II scores of adolescents who were diagnosed with unipolar depressive disorders differed with respect to age, the inventory was administered to 144 (60%) female and 96 (40%) male outpatients between 13 and 17 yr. who were diagnosed with depressive disorders. The internal consistency of the scores was high (coefficient alpha=.89). A factorial analysis of variance was used to test for the main eff…

  • Severity and Internal Consistency of Self-Reported Anxiety in Psychotic Outpatients

    Robert A Steer, Geetha Kumar et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2003

  • Screening for Major Depressive Disorders in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients with the Mood Modules from the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders and the Patient Health Questionnaire

    Open AccessGeetha Kumar, Anne H Kim et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2001

    The mood modules from the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) were administered to 17 (52%) female and 16 (48%) male adolescent (13-17 years old) psychiatric inpatients. The internal consistencies of both were good (KR-20 for PRIME-MD=.80, Cronbach coefficient alpha for Patient Health Questionnaire=.85). The correlation between the PRIME-MD and Patient Health Questionnaire total scores…

  • Screening for Major Depressive Disorders in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients With the Mood Modules From the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders and the Patient Health Questionnaire

    Geetha KumarARTICLEPsychological Reports2001

  • Evidence for the Construct Validities of the Beck Youth Inventories with Child Psychiatric Outpatients

    Open AccessRobert A Steer, Geetha Kumar et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2001

    To provide further information about the construct validities of the Beck Youth Inventories of Emotional and Social Impairment, these inventories were administered to 35 female and 65 male outpatients whose ages ranged from 7 to 12 years and who were diagnosed with various psychiatric disorders. The Children's Depression Inventory was also administered, and the children were rated by a parent with the Conners' Parent Rating Scale-Revised: Short F…

  • Use of the Beck Anxiety Inventory with Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatients

    Open AccessRobert A Steer, Geetha Kumar et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1995

    The Beck Anxiety Inventory was administered to 105 outpatients between 13 and 17 years old who were diagnosed with various types of psychiatric disorders. A principal factor analysis was performed, and two factors were found representing subjective and somatic symptoms of anxiety. The item compositions of these factors were comparable to those previously described for adolescent inpatients. The results are discussed as supporting the use of the i…

  • Hopelessness in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients

    Open AccessRobert A Steer, Geetha Kumar et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1993

    To study hopelessness in adolescent inpatients, we administered the Beck Hopelessness Scale to 108 inpatients between 12 and 17 years old who were diagnosed with mixed psychiatric disorders. Moderate to severe pessimism about the future was described by 42.6%. A principal components analysis of the correlations among the scale's 20 items was conducted, and three components reflecting rejection of the possibility of a hopeful future, acceptance of…