Rakshathi Basavaraju @RakshathiB

Psychiatrist, Biological Psychiatry researcher, fan of yoga, love to cook and thulp Indian food, die hard wilderness enthusiast, love good music Bengaluru, India Joined August 2018

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Rakshathi Basavaraju @RakshathiB

10 months ago

Heavily repenting accepting the Department of Health Research NRI/PIO/OCI fellowship. It has been six months since I got my monthly salary and 3 months since my project associate got her salary. @DeptHealthRes @ICMRDELHI Any suggestions on how to get this?

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Rohini Nilekani Centre for Brain and Mind-NIMHANS @cbmnimhans

10 months ago

@SciGalleryBlr @NIMHANS_BLR Join @gsuhasg and @RakshathiB for short talks on 'Mental Health: From Genes to Electrical and Magnetic Stimulation' followed by an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session. Register here: sci560.scigalleryblr.org/programmes?p=g…

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Rakshathi Basavaraju @RakshathiB

a year ago

A case of schizophrenia who presented with Digeorge’s phenotype (22q11.2 deletion). But a genetic test showed a 16p12.2 deletion!! It’s intriguing to see diverse isolated monogenic alterations presenting as a similar phenotype as complex as schizophrenia. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…

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Rakshathi Basavaraju @RakshathiB

a year ago

A systematic review on the role of cerebellar magnetic stimulation in psychiatry which invariably boils down to schizophrenia because that’s where we do not have satisfactory answers yet. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

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Schizophrenia International Research Society @SIRSGlobal

a year ago

Padmavati Ramachandran, M.D.'s plenary talk, Understanding the Schizophrenia Conundrum, further enriched our 2024 congress. We thank her for this. #SIRS2024

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MANOSURAKSHA - Nurturing Minds @manosuraksha_fd

2 years ago

WE ARE BORN. After some lull, we are back with a few big announcements. Manosuraksha Mentalhealth Foundation is now officially incorporated under the MCA as a section-8 not-for-profit company. Promoting #mentalhealth #education and #research constitute the..

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MANOSURAKSHA - Nurturing Minds @manosuraksha_fd

2 years ago

... cornerstones of our work. Our vision for the #Foundation is to build a platform where various stakeholders to come together and achieve these common goals. Please spread the word and join us in this journey, we love collaborations. Together we can make #MentalHealthMatter.

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Dr. Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha MD DM @narasimha_gvl

2 years ago

These are the prevalence rates of #substance use among #Women in 🇮🇳 The treatment gap is more than 92%

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Dr. Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha MD DM @narasimha_gvl

2 years ago

Apart from @NIMHANS_BLR where there is a separate facility to help women with Substance Use Disorders. Are you aware of such facilities in India? @manosuraksha_fd @askdheeraj @Dr_ArpitParmar @doc_santanu

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Dr. Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha MD DM @narasimha_gvl

2 years ago

4⃣ A gender gap exists in SUD treatment, with women being less likely to engage and remain in treatment compared with men, and gender-specific treatments may help address this gap. Reference: doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.…

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Dr. Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha MD DM @narasimha_gvl

2 years ago

3⃣ Universal screening is important for identifying women with SUD, and attention must be given to language in screening instruments to minimise stigmatising women with SUD. 🔸This is especially important for pregnant women with SUDs.

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Dr. Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha MD DM @narasimha_gvl

2 years ago

2⃣ #Women experience more #adverse 🔸medical 🔸psychiatric 🔸social consequences associated with substance use, and they are of greater severity compared with men.

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Dr. Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha MD DM @narasimha_gvl

2 years ago

#Alcohol #Tobacco and other substance use among Women is not well-researched in 🇮🇳 context Here are 4 important points about Substance Use Disorders among #Women 1⃣ SUDs in women and men differ concerning cause, course, comorbidities, and treatment uptake and retention.

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MANOSURAKSHA - Nurturing Minds @manosuraksha_fd

2 years ago

@Dr_ArpitParmar @askdheeraj @goyalisroyal @narasimha_gvl @gsuhasg @psychidiaries 🧵 on #Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs)

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MANOSURAKSHA - Nurturing Minds @manosuraksha_fd

2 years ago

@VijayNallawala @amritbakhshy @mariwalahealth @SangathIndia

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MANOSURAKSHA - Nurturing Minds @manosuraksha_fd

2 years ago

Stigmatising terms 🔸alcoholic hepatitis 🔸alcoholic liver disease 🔸alcoholism 🔸alcoholic Recommended 🔸alcohol-associated/ alcohol-related hepatitis 🔸alcohol-associated/ alcohol-related liver disease 🔸alcohol use disorder 🔸Person with alcohol use disorder @theliverdr

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MANOSURAKSHA - Nurturing Minds @manosuraksha_fd

2 years ago

Do we have such long-term cohorts from India? @drpritamchandak @docbhooshan @SangathIndia @doc_santanu

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MANOSURAKSHA - Nurturing Minds @manosuraksha_fd

2 years ago

This world mental health day, let us come together as professionals, people with lived experiences, caregivers, and often having been part of more than one of these roles, to join forces and realise our universal right to mental health.

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MANOSURAKSHA - Nurturing Minds @manosuraksha_fd

2 years ago

May this Vijayadashami bring you the strength to overcome your mental health challenges. May you find peace and happiness in your life. Happy #VijayaDashami2023 ! 🎉🎉🎉 #Manosuraksha #Jayanagar #Bengaluru

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MANOSURAKSHA - Nurturing Minds @manosuraksha_fd

2 years ago

This finding suggests that policymakers, caregivers, patients, and clinicians may wish to monitor #ADHD in old age reliably. @adultADHDindia doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.38088 (2/2)