Other professional achievements
Publications :
Psychological blindnessâ a case report in Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2000; 42. 209-210.
Pattern of psychiatric morbidity in children attending child guidance clinicâ in proceeding of 5th Biennial conference of Indian Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Nov 1999, 205-209.
Wilson's Disease: A Case reportâ in Indian Journal of Psychiatry Oct-Dec. 2003;45, 253-254.
Escitalopram in Separation Anxiety Disorder: A Case Report. Archives of Indian Psychiatry, Volume 8, No. 1, October 2006, 76-78.
Aripiprazole in Autism: brief Research Communication. Archives of Indian Psychiatry, Volume 8, No. 8, April 2007, 53-56.
Presentations:
Poster presentation on Capgras Syndrome- in National conference of Indian Psychiatric Society in Jan 1999 at Bhubaneshwar.
Poster presentation on Knowledge and Attitude of residents doctors about suicideâ in National conference of Indian Psychiatric Society in Jan 2001 at Pune.
Research:
"Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Children and Adolescents four Years after communal violence" has won Dr. A. V. Shah Best Paper Award as the best research paper at annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society West Zone held at Rajkot, 6-8 Oct 2006, I am co-author in this research paper. (This is also published in Archives of Indian Psychiatry, Volume 8, No. 8, April 2007, 29-35)
Pilot project on Dyslexia Developing Guidelines for Learning Disorder in Gujarati Language sponsored by Government of Gujarat (State Government - This pilot project is primarily funded by European Commission,), to construct and test such a tool to identify Learning Disorder in local language (Gujarati). I have also suggested methods of remediation along with. March 2006 to Dec 2006.
⢠I have published a booklet in local language regarding during a project sponsored by state government for awareness of child and adolescent psychiatry in Jan 2007
Aripiprazole in Autism: brief Research Communication. Archives of Indian Psychiatry, Volume 8, No. 8, April 2007, 53-56.
Working on a project named Training of primary school teachers for awareness and early identification of child psychiatric problems- a project sponsored by government of Gujarat, Dec 2008-Nov 2009.
Scholarship:
I have been selected for Dr. Prem Nath Berry Educational Scholarship for the years 2007, High Commission India, London, UK.