Vivek Benegal
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 7180839 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Vivek Benegal |
| PRENOMES | Vivek |
| SOBRENOME | Benegal |
| ASSINATURA | BENEGAL V |
| AFILIAÇÕES | National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8896-9689 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Flexible Interview for ICD-11 (FLII-11)
Digital interventions for common mental health problems among older adults in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: The proportion of older adults is projected to rise dramatically in most parts of the world, and in 2050, 80% of all older adults (≥65 years) will reside in low- and middle-income countries. Developing digital interventions tailored to this population will be a crucial part in appropriately addressing the challenges associated with the upcoming demographic changes. The objective of this scoping review was to map all published research…
Cross-continental environmental and genome-wide association study on children and adolescent anxiety and depression
Anxiety and depression in children and adolescents warrant special attention as a public health concern given their devastating and long-term effects on development and mental health. Multiple factors, ranging from genetic vulnerabilities to environmental stressors, influence the risk for the disorders. This study aimed to understand how environmental factors and genomics affect children and adolescents anxiety and depression across three cohorts…
Alcohol controls in the aftermath of the Covid ‐19 pandemic in India
The COVID‐19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions have resulted in additional challenges for persons with alcohol use disorders as well as for the effective operation of alcohol controls in different societies. The challenges are different in different systems and economies. Crises such as these often provide governments with opportunities to remake systems. We use the recent experience from India, which rapidly shifted between total countrywide …
Exploring identity, culture, and psychosis in cannabis dependence – an interpretative phenomenological case study from India
The aim of this paper is to recount the phenomenological experiences of an individual with cannabis dependence and psychosis. The transformations of the participant’s “self” interwoven in a nexus of culture, religion, and ethnicity are captured scrupulously. Components like self-concept, body image, homosexual identity, and religious identity are examined to understand substance use and psychosis in a new light. Data were collected and analysed u…
The National Mental Health Survey of India (2016)
Background: Recognizing the need for good quality, scientific and reliable information for strengthening mental health policies and programmes, the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) of India was implemented by National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, in the year 2015–2016. Aim: To estimate the prevalence, socio-demographic correlates and treatment gap of mental morbidity in a representative population of Indi…
Correlates of High-Risk and Low-Risk Alcohol Use among College Students in Kerala, India
This study describes the prevalence and correlates of alcohol use among college students in Ernakulam, Kerala State, India. A total of 5784 students from 58 colleges selected by stratified random sampling completed a questionnaire incorporating standardized instruments. The prevalence of lifetime alcohol use was 21.4% with a male predominance. Among users, low-risk, hazardous, and dependent use were 80.2%, 18.3% and 0.9% respectively. Initiation …
Gender differences in the psychological impact of tsunami
AIM: The aim of this observational study was to explore gender-related differences in psychiatric morbidity during the initial three months following the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami involving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. METHODS: There were 12,784 survivors sheltered across 74 relief camps with 4,684 displaced survivors in Port Blair and 8,100 non-displaced survivors in Car-Nicobar Island. All persons who accessed mental healt…
Tobacco use and nicotine dependency in a cross-sectional representative sample of 18,018 individuals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
The high prevalence of tobacco use especially the chewing form of tobacco in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the differences in prevalence and pattern of tobacco use and nicotine dependency observed across subgroups warrants implementation of culturally specific tobacco control activities in this population
Alcohol Use, Mental Health, and HIV-related Risk Behaviors among Adult Men in Karnataka
Feasibility and Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Among Wives of Heavy Drinkers in Bangalore, India
Factors influencing consent to HIV testing among wives of heavy drinkers in an urban slum in India
The study examined the influence of socio cultural factors, perception of risk and exposure to violence on consent to HIV testing among at risk women in an urban slum. Married women chosen via a multistage probability sampling in a section of Bangalore, India, between 18 and 44 years, sexually active and considered to be at risk because of their husband's hazardous drinking were recruited for the study. Written informed consent was obtained and m…
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Factors influencing consent to HIV testing among wives of heavy drinkers in an urban slum in India
The study examined the influence of socio cultural factors, perception of risk and exposure to violence on consent to HIV testing among at risk women in an urban slum. Married women chosen via a multistage probability sampling in a section of Bangalore, India, between 18 and 44 years, sexually active and considered to be at risk because of their husband's hazardous drinking were recruited for the study. Written informed consent was obtained and m…
Alcohol Use, Mental Health, and HIV-related Risk Behaviors among Adult Men in Karnataka
Feasibility and Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Among Wives of Heavy Drinkers in Bangalore, India
Tobacco use and nicotine dependency in a cross-sectional representative sample of 18,018 individuals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
The high prevalence of tobacco use especially the chewing form of tobacco in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the differences in prevalence and pattern of tobacco use and nicotine dependency observed across subgroups warrants implementation of culturally specific tobacco control activities in this population
Gender differences in the psychological impact of tsunami
AIM: The aim of this observational study was to explore gender-related differences in psychiatric morbidity during the initial three months following the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami involving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. METHODS: There were 12,784 survivors sheltered across 74 relief camps with 4,684 displaced survivors in Port Blair and 8,100 non-displaced survivors in Car-Nicobar Island. All persons who accessed mental healt…
Correlates of High-Risk and Low-Risk Alcohol Use among College Students in Kerala, India
This study describes the prevalence and correlates of alcohol use among college students in Ernakulam, Kerala State, India. A total of 5784 students from 58 colleges selected by stratified random sampling completed a questionnaire incorporating standardized instruments. The prevalence of lifetime alcohol use was 21.4% with a male predominance. Among users, low-risk, hazardous, and dependent use were 80.2%, 18.3% and 0.9% respectively. Initiation …
Exploring identity, culture, and psychosis in cannabis dependence – an interpretative phenomenological case study from India
The aim of this paper is to recount the phenomenological experiences of an individual with cannabis dependence and psychosis. The transformations of the participant’s “self” interwoven in a nexus of culture, religion, and ethnicity are captured scrupulously. Components like self-concept, body image, homosexual identity, and religious identity are examined to understand substance use and psychosis in a new light. Data were collected and analysed u…
The National Mental Health Survey of India (2016)
Background: Recognizing the need for good quality, scientific and reliable information for strengthening mental health policies and programmes, the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) of India was implemented by National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, in the year 2015–2016. Aim: To estimate the prevalence, socio-demographic correlates and treatment gap of mental morbidity in a representative population of Indi…
Alcohol controls in the aftermath of the Covid ‐19 pandemic in India
The COVID‐19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions have resulted in additional challenges for persons with alcohol use disorders as well as for the effective operation of alcohol controls in different societies. The challenges are different in different systems and economies. Crises such as these often provide governments with opportunities to remake systems. We use the recent experience from India, which rapidly shifted between total countrywide …
Cross-continental environmental and genome-wide association study on children and adolescent anxiety and depression
Anxiety and depression in children and adolescents warrant special attention as a public health concern given their devastating and long-term effects on development and mental health. Multiple factors, ranging from genetic vulnerabilities to environmental stressors, influence the risk for the disorders. This study aimed to understand how environmental factors and genomics affect children and adolescents anxiety and depression across three cohorts…
Digital interventions for common mental health problems among older adults in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: The proportion of older adults is projected to rise dramatically in most parts of the world, and in 2050, 80% of all older adults (≥65 years) will reside in low- and middle-income countries. Developing digital interventions tailored to this population will be a crucial part in appropriately addressing the challenges associated with the upcoming demographic changes. The objective of this scoping review was to map all published research…
Flexible Interview for ICD-11 (FLII-11)
Medicine (11 obras) · Environmental health (9 obras) · Psychiatry (9 obras) · Mental health (6 obras) · Population (6 obras) · Public health (6 obras) · Demography (5 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (4 obras) · Anxiety (3 obras)