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
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
Dr. Abhijit Pathak
Assistant Professor
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies
Symbiosis International University, Vimannagar Campus, Pune, India
Email: abhijit.pathak@scmspune.ac.in
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
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
Associate Professor,
Delhi School of Social Work,
University of Delhi, India
Email: csubudhi@socialwork.du.ac.in
Dr. Debashree Bora,
Assistant Professor (NMHP),
Department of Psychiatric Social Work
LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH)
Tezpur, Assam, India
Email: bora.782101@gmail.com
Dr. Dipanjan Bhattacharjee
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
Department of Social Work, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Arasampalayam Campus, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Email: dipanpsw@gmail.com
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
Assistant Professor
Department of Studies of Social Management
Central University of Gujarat
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 Neeraj
Assistant Regional Director IGNOU University, Delhi
Email: neeraj@ignou.ac.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 Kannakati
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry, KGMU, Lucknow
Email: prasad.kannekanti@kgmcindia.edu
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. Sadananda Reddy
Assistant Professor
Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling
Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India
Email: reddy.sadanand@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
Associate Professor, Post Graduate Institute of Behavioural and Medical Sciences (PGIBAMS),
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Email: swarnalata.singh@gmail.com |
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.
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 Vaddar
Associate Professor of Psychiatric Social Work
Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College,
Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal, Karnataka, India
Email: udupithippeswamy.vaddar@manipal.edu
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 Grade 1
Medical Social Welfare Unit
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, India
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. Deoshree Akhouri
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College & Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Email: ddakhouri112@myamu.ac.in
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
Associate Professor and Head of the Department
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 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