Sudha Kallakuri
Biographic Data
| ID | 7174645 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sudha Kallakuri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sudha |
| FAMILY NAME | Kallakuri |
| SIGNATURE | KALLAKURI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Institute for Global Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0552-2417 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Feasibility, acceptability, and pilot effectiveness of a social-contact-based intervention to reduce mental health-related stigma among primary care providers in China, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, and Tun…
Feasibility, acceptability, and pilot effectiveness of a social-contact-based intervention to reduce mental health-related stigma among primary care providers in China, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, and Tunisia: Findings from a multi-site pre-post study
Barriers and facilitators for adolescents seeking mental health care in India
Common mental disorders (CMDs) and psychological distress contribute substantially to morbidity among adolescents in India yet help-seeking remains limited. Understanding determinants of help-seeking behaviour is essential to designing context-specific, adolescent-friendly mental health interventions. This systematic review was conducted following MOOSE guidelines and reported in line with PRISMA 2020 framework. Searches across PubMed, EMBASE, Ps…
Responding to experienced and anticipated discrimination training for health professionals working in mental health services (Read-MH)
BACKGROUND: Stigmatisation and discrimination towards people with mental health problems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is pervasive. Health professionals working in mental health services can play a critical role in stigma reduction. This study examines the feasibility, costs, and potential effectiveness of READ-MH for such professionals in LMICs. METHODS: This multisite, nonrandomized pre–post mixed-methods feasibility study was co…
Association of depression with glycaemic control in people living with diabetes in low- and middle-income countries
Cultural adaptation of Indigo mental health stigma reduction interventions using an ecological validity model in north India
Stigma reduction strategies with varied target groups, based on culturally appropriate adaptations, are more likely to be acceptable to the stakeholders involved in the intervention, and to be effective in terms of the program impact
Adapting and piloting a social contact-based intervention to reduce mental health stigma among primary care providers
Stigma among primary care providers (PCPs) is a barrier to successful integration of mental health services in primary healthcare settings globally. Therefore, cross-culturally adaptable and feasible strategies are needed to reduce stigma among PCPs. This protocol is for a multi-site pilot study that aims to adapt and evaluate cross-cultural feasibility and acceptability of a social contact-based primary healthcare intervention in 7 sites in 5 lo…
Methodological adaptations to a theory of change model
This article discusses methodological adaptations that were made to the Theory of Change (ToC) process by incorporating imagery during a ToC workshop organized as part of a cluster randomize control trial in India, entitled ARTEMIS. The objective of this adaptation was to make the ToC interesting and interactive for adolescents who are the primary stakeholders in the project. This in turn led to a demystification of the concepts of ToC making it …
Engaging with adolescents to navigate the Adolescents’ Resilience and Treatment nEeds for Mental health in Indian Slums (Artemis) trial
Adolescence causes rapid changes at physical, mental, and social levels rending adolescents vulnerable to stress, depression, and increased risk of self-harm/suicide [1] In India, mental illness is one of the leading causes of death and disability for this age group [2]. Many adolescents with mental disorders worldwide are left untreated and unidentified [3] due to [...]
Directly engaging with People with lived experiences of mental illness from the communities in India
Stigma and discrimination dissuade people with mental illnesses from talking openly about their problems. In India, these experiences are influenced by local cultural factors. Interventions to reduce mental health stigma in India indicated that very few studies have involved people with lived experiences (PWLEs) of mental illness and their families. As evidence shows that having interpersonal contact with a person with mental illness reduces stig…
Mental health conditions after snakebite
INTRODUCTION: Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease. Snakebite causes at least 120 000 death each year and it is estimated that there are three times as many amputations. Snakebite survivors are known to suffer from long-term physical and psychological sequelae, but not much is known on the mental health manifestations postsnakebite. METHODS: We conducted a scoping review and searched five major electronic databases (Ovid MEDLINE(R), Global H…
Knowledge is not enough
Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of death and injury amongst Indian adolescents. Our study sought to understand barriers and facilitators for reducing road traffic injury among Indian adolescents and to identify community perspectives on future solutions. Twenty-one face to face interviews and five focus group discussions were held with a wide range of stakeholders. The interviews were thematically analysed by two researchers. Poor roads…
Increasing use of mental health services in remote areas using mobile technology
BACKGROUND: About 25% of the Indian population experience common mental disorders (CMD) but only 15-25% of them receive any mental health care. Stigma, lack of adequate mental health professionals and mental health services account for this treatment gap, which is worse in rural areas. Our project evaluated task shifting and mobile-technology based electronic decision support systems to enhance the ability of primary care health workers to provid…
Systematic Medical Appraisal, Referral and Treatment (SMART) Mental Health Programme for providing innovative mental health care in rural communities in India
This project addresses a number of objectives as outlined in the Mental Health Action Plan of World Health Organization and India's National Mental Health Programme and Policy. If successful, the next phase will involve design and conduct of a cluster randomised controlled trial
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Systematic Medical Appraisal, Referral and Treatment (SMART) Mental Health Programme for providing innovative mental health care in rural communities in India
This project addresses a number of objectives as outlined in the Mental Health Action Plan of World Health Organization and India's National Mental Health Programme and Policy. If successful, the next phase will involve design and conduct of a cluster randomised controlled trial
Increasing use of mental health services in remote areas using mobile technology
BACKGROUND: About 25% of the Indian population experience common mental disorders (CMD) but only 15-25% of them receive any mental health care. Stigma, lack of adequate mental health professionals and mental health services account for this treatment gap, which is worse in rural areas. Our project evaluated task shifting and mobile-technology based electronic decision support systems to enhance the ability of primary care health workers to provid…
Mental health conditions after snakebite
INTRODUCTION: Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease. Snakebite causes at least 120 000 death each year and it is estimated that there are three times as many amputations. Snakebite survivors are known to suffer from long-term physical and psychological sequelae, but not much is known on the mental health manifestations postsnakebite. METHODS: We conducted a scoping review and searched five major electronic databases (Ovid MEDLINE(R), Global H…
Knowledge is not enough
Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of death and injury amongst Indian adolescents. Our study sought to understand barriers and facilitators for reducing road traffic injury among Indian adolescents and to identify community perspectives on future solutions. Twenty-one face to face interviews and five focus group discussions were held with a wide range of stakeholders. The interviews were thematically analysed by two researchers. Poor roads…
Directly engaging with People with lived experiences of mental illness from the communities in India
Stigma and discrimination dissuade people with mental illnesses from talking openly about their problems. In India, these experiences are influenced by local cultural factors. Interventions to reduce mental health stigma in India indicated that very few studies have involved people with lived experiences (PWLEs) of mental illness and their families. As evidence shows that having interpersonal contact with a person with mental illness reduces stig…
Methodological adaptations to a theory of change model
This article discusses methodological adaptations that were made to the Theory of Change (ToC) process by incorporating imagery during a ToC workshop organized as part of a cluster randomize control trial in India, entitled ARTEMIS. The objective of this adaptation was to make the ToC interesting and interactive for adolescents who are the primary stakeholders in the project. This in turn led to a demystification of the concepts of ToC making it …
Engaging with adolescents to navigate the Adolescents’ Resilience and Treatment nEeds for Mental health in Indian Slums (Artemis) trial
Adolescence causes rapid changes at physical, mental, and social levels rending adolescents vulnerable to stress, depression, and increased risk of self-harm/suicide [1] In India, mental illness is one of the leading causes of death and disability for this age group [2]. Many adolescents with mental disorders worldwide are left untreated and unidentified [3] due to [...]
Adapting and piloting a social contact-based intervention to reduce mental health stigma among primary care providers
Stigma among primary care providers (PCPs) is a barrier to successful integration of mental health services in primary healthcare settings globally. Therefore, cross-culturally adaptable and feasible strategies are needed to reduce stigma among PCPs. This protocol is for a multi-site pilot study that aims to adapt and evaluate cross-cultural feasibility and acceptability of a social contact-based primary healthcare intervention in 7 sites in 5 lo…
Cultural adaptation of Indigo mental health stigma reduction interventions using an ecological validity model in north India
Stigma reduction strategies with varied target groups, based on culturally appropriate adaptations, are more likely to be acceptable to the stakeholders involved in the intervention, and to be effective in terms of the program impact
Association of depression with glycaemic control in people living with diabetes in low- and middle-income countries
Feasibility, acceptability, and pilot effectiveness of a social-contact-based intervention to reduce mental health-related stigma among primary care providers in China, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, and Tun…
Feasibility, acceptability, and pilot effectiveness of a social-contact-based intervention to reduce mental health-related stigma among primary care providers in China, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, and Tunisia: Findings from a multi-site pre-post study
Barriers and facilitators for adolescents seeking mental health care in India
Common mental disorders (CMDs) and psychological distress contribute substantially to morbidity among adolescents in India yet help-seeking remains limited. Understanding determinants of help-seeking behaviour is essential to designing context-specific, adolescent-friendly mental health interventions. This systematic review was conducted following MOOSE guidelines and reported in line with PRISMA 2020 framework. Searches across PubMed, EMBASE, Ps…
Responding to experienced and anticipated discrimination training for health professionals working in mental health services (Read-MH)
BACKGROUND: Stigmatisation and discrimination towards people with mental health problems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is pervasive. Health professionals working in mental health services can play a critical role in stigma reduction. This study examines the feasibility, costs, and potential effectiveness of READ-MH for such professionals in LMICs. METHODS: This multisite, nonrandomized pre–post mixed-methods feasibility study was co…
Mental health (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · MEDLINE (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Community Health and Development (3 works) · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (3 works)