Editorial Team

Patron

Dr. A. N. Verma, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor & Head (Retd.)
Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work
RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Head (former) Dept. of PSW,
Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi, India

Founder Editor in Chief & Patron

Dr. R.K. Upadhyay, Ph.D.
Founder Chairman & Professor (Retd.)
Department of Social Work
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India
Head (former) Dept. of PSW, CIP, Ranchi, India

Editor in Chief

Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Sahu
Associate Professor & I/C  Psychiatric Social Work
Department of Psychiatry
Government Medical College & Hospital
Chandigarh, India
Mobile:  +91 9038751120
Email: withkamlesh@gmail.com
Website

Editorial Board

Mr. Abhijit Pathak
Assistant Professor
MIT World Peace University Pune
Email: arastu.rfsi@gmail.com

Dr. Anish K R
Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous)
Rajagiri, Kerala, India
Email: anish@rajagiri.edu

Dr. Arif Ali
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS)
Delhi, India
Email: arifalipsw@gmail.com

Mr. Ashok S. Kori
Psychiatric Social Work
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (DIMHANS),
Dharwad, India
Email: ashok.kori@gmail.com

Dr. Ashvini Kumar Singh
Department of Social Work
Faculty of Social Sciences
Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University)
New Delhi, India
Email: aksingh@jmi.ac.in

Mr. Atul Kumar Rai
Medical Social Worker
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)
Chandigarh, India
Email: atul.sw2007@gmail.com

Dr. Atul Pratap Singh
Professor
Department of Social Work
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College
(University of Delhi)
Delhi, India
Email: atulpratapsingh2010@gmail.com

Ms. Buli Nag Daimari
Psychiatric Social Worker,
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH)
Tezpur, India
Email: bulidaimari@gmail.com

Dr. Bhupendra Singh
Associate Professor in Psychiatric Social Work
Institute of Mental Health
Pt. B D Sharma University of Health Sciences
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Email: bhupendrasingh.pgims@uhsr.ac.in

Dr. Chittaranjan Subudhi
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
Central University of Tamil Nadu
Email: chittaranjan@cutn.ac.in

Dr. G. Ragesh
Psychiatric Social Worker
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS)
Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Email: ragesh@imhans.ac.in

Dr Kirti Arya
Medical Social Welfare Officer
Medical Social Welfare Unit
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Email: kirti.arya1@gmail.com

Dr. Laavanya Vinayagaswami
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
Madras School of Social Work
Chennai, India
Email: laavanya@mssw.in

Dr. Malathi Adusumalli
Professor
Department of Social Work
University of Delhi, Delhi
Email: malathiadusumalli@socialwork.du.ac.in

Dr. Malti Kumari
Psychiatric Social Worker
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (RINPAS) Ranchi, India
Email: maltirajiv@gmail.com

Ms. Mamata R Swain
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Mental Health Institute (COE)
SCB Medical College and Hospital
Cuttack, Odisha, India
Email: swain.mamta805@gmail.com

Dr. Nand Kumar Singh
Assistant Professor & I/C Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Gwalior Mansik Arogyashala, Gwalior, India
Email: nandpsw@gmail.com

Dr. Narendra Kumar Singh
Senior Psychiatric Social Worker Officer
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi, India
Email: narendraksingh@cipranchi.nic.in

Dr Nemthianngai Guite
Associate Professor
Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Email: nguite@jnu.ac.in

Dr. Ninad Jhala
General Manager
Ankleshwar Industrial Development Society
Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India
Email: nsjhala@gmail.com

Dr. Nupur Singh
Psychiatric Social Worker
Department of Psychiatry
Autonomous State Government Medical College
Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, India
Email: nupurcip@gmail.com

Ms. Pallavi Gupta
Director
Aangan Counselling Services
Varanasi, India
Email: pallavi271983@gmail.com

Dr. Pradeep Kumar
Consultant Psychiatric Social Work
State Institute of Mental Health
Institute of Mental Health
Pt. B D Sharma University of Health Sciences
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Email: pradeep.meghu@gmail.com

Dr. Praful Prabhuappa Kapse
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health (MIMH)
Pune, India
Email: kapse.praful@gmail.com

Dr. Prasad Kannekanti
Lecturer
Department of Medical Social Work
All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AIIPMR), Mumbai, India
Email: prasad.msw@aiipmr.gov.in

Dr. Prashant Srivastava
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Email: 21prashantsrivastava@gmail.com

Dr. R. Nalini
Professor
Department of Social Work
Pondicherry University
Puducherry, India
Email: nalini.ranganathan@gmail.com

Dr. Ronald Yesudhas
Head, Department of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
College of Social Work (Empowered Autonomous)
Nirmala Niketan Institute, Mumbai, India
Email: ronald.yesudhas@gmail.com

Dr. Satish Kumar
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Social Work
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India
Email: satishbodla912@kuk.ac.in

Dr. Senthil. M
Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Social Work
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP)
Kanke, Ranchi, India
Email: senthilpsw83@yahoo.com

Dr. Shankar Das
Professor & Dean, School of Health Systems Studies
Chairperson Centre for Excellence in CSR
Pro Vice-Chancellor
Mumbai Campus, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Mumbai, India
Email: dshankar@tiss.edu

Dr. Shrikant Pawar
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health Pune
Email: shrikant.pawar55@gmail.com

Dr. Sudhir Tanwar  
Scientist- B
Div. of Preventive Oncology & Population Health
ICMR National Institute of Cancer Prevention & Research (NICPR)
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India
Email: sudhir.tanwar@icmr.gov.in

Dr. Sushma Kumari
Assistant Professor Social Work
Human Behaviour Department
Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS)
Delhi, India
Email: sushma-ihbas@delhi.gov.in

Dr. Swarnlata Singh
Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Social Work
School of Behavioural Sciences and Forensic Investigations
Rashtriya Raksha University
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Email: swarnlata.singh@rru.ac.in |

Dr. T.B.B.S.V. Ramanaiah
Retd. Professor & Head
Department of Social Work
Manasa Gangotri, Mysore University
Mysore, Karnataka.
Mob: 09845298626
Email: tbbsvramanaiah@gmail.com 

Dr. Thaddeus Alfonso
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Dharmaram College Post, Hosur Road
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Email: thaddeus.alfonso@christuniversity.in

Dr. Thippeswamy V
Associate Professor,
Department of Psychiatric Social Work,
Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS)
Delhi, India
Email: tippuhampi@gmail.com
 
Dr. Vanita Dhingra
Professor
Dept. of Social Work
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India
Email: vdhingra@kuk.ac.in

Dr. Vinit Kumar Singh
Medical Social Service Officer Grade1
Medical Social Welfare Unit
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal
Email: mss.officer1@aiimsbhopal.edu.in

Dr. Zunatha Banu
Social scientist
Department of Preventive & Social Medicine
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER)
Puducherry, India
Email: jo0070@jipmer.ac.in

Section Editors Clinical Psychology 

Dr. Dharmendra Kumar Singh
Professor and Head
Department of Psychological Sciences
Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, India
Email: dharmendrakr@cusb.ac.in

Dr. Jay Kumar Ranjan
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India
Email: jayk.rajan1@bhu.ac.in

Dr Manoj K Bajaj
Associate Professor Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychology
North Campus Delhi University, Delhi, India
Email: mkbajaj@gmail.com

Dr. M Thomas Kishore
Professor of Clinical Psychology
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)
Bengaluru, India
Email: thomas@nimhans.ac.in

Section Editors Psychiatry

Dr. Gurvinder Pal Singh
Professor & HOD
Department of Psychiatry
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, India
Email: gpsluthra@gmail.com

Dr. Subhash Das
Professor & HOD
Department of Psychiatry
North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS)
Shillong, India
Email: asthus10@gmail.com

Dr. Sujit Sarkhel
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Institute of Psychiatry (IOP), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Email:  sujitsarkhel@gmail.com

Section Editors Bio-statistics

Mr. Hariom Pachori
Statistician
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, India
Email: hariompachori@cipranchi.nic.in

Dr. Kamal Kishore
Assistant Professor
Department of Biostatistics
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)
Chandigarh, India
Email: kishore.kamal@pgimer.edu.in

International Editorial Board

Dr. Alean Al-Krenawi
Professor and Dean
Faculty of Humanities, Social Science, and Cross-Cultural Studies
Algoma University, Marie, Ontario, Canada
Email: alean.al-krenawi@algomau.ca 

Dr. Baiju P. Vareed
Associate Professor & Director
School of Social Work
Faculty of Health and Community Studies
MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Email: pallickavareedb@macewan.ca

Dr. Bharati Shah Chakraborty
Case Manager, Counselling Centre
Goodwin University
Connecticut, USA
Email: bchakraborty@goodwin.edu

Dr. Brij Mohan
Dean Emeritus
School of Social Work,
Louisiana State University, USA
Email: brijmohan128@gmail.com

Ms. Deborah Horowitz
CEO of Sunstone Evolutionary Coaching and Consulting
Greater Boston,  United States
Email: sphinxddh@yahoo.com

Dr. Kala Chakradhar
Independently Licensed Practitioner
Four Rivers Behavioral Health
Murray, USA
Professor Emerita, Murray State University
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Email: kchakradhar@murraystate.edu

Dr. Rumia Anna
Psychotherapist, Eating Disorder Practitioner, Educational Assessment Specialist
Dar Al-Barra Medical Center, Kuwait
Email: rumiinspirations@gmail.com

Dr. Sanjeev Kalra
Associate Professor, Clinical Training Director and Integrative Mental Health Specialist
Maharishi International University
Fairfield, Iowa, United States
Email: drsanjeevkalra11@icloud.com

Dr. Steven Granich
Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, USA
Email: sgranich@commonwealthu.edu
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7947-422X

Dr. Venkat Pulla
Adjunct Associate Professor
James Cook University, Australia
Email: venkat.pulla@jcu.edu.au
Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0395-9973

Editorial Advisory Board 

Dr. Arun Kumar Mishra, Professor of Psychiatric Social Work (Retd.), PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

Dr. Abraham Francis, Associate Professor & Course Co-ordinator MSW (PQ) Social Work and Human Services, James Cook University, Australia

Editorial Correspondence

Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Sahu
Associate Professor & I/C PSW
Department of Psychiatry
Level – V Block - D
Government Medical College & Hospital
Sector 32, Chandigarh – 160030 India 
Mobile: +91 98888 71120
Email: withkamlesh@gmail.com 
Website: www.pswjournal.org/index.php/ijpsw