Centre for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Consultant
Centre for Functional Neuroimaging I/C
Chandankiyari Community Extension Clinic
Research Identity
Research Interests :
Suicide Prevention,Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Selected Publications:
Bakhla, AK; Mehta, VS; Prasad, S; Mental health services in Jharkhand: A baffling conundrum.Indian Journal of Psychiatry,64,4,415-417.
Ransing, R; Dashi, E; Rehman, S; Chepure, A; Mehta, VS; Kundadak, GK.COVID-19 anti-vaccine movement and mental health: challenges and the way forward. Asian Journal of Psychiatry,58,102614,2021.
Sailly, S; Khanande, RV; Munda, SK; Mehta, VS. Body-focused repetitive behaviors in school-going children and adolescents and its relationship with state-trait anxiety and life events. Indian Journal of Psychiatry,62,6,703,2020.
Mehta, VS; Ram, D. Needs of patients with common mental disorders: The necessity of an Indian context. Indian Journal of Psychiatry,63,6,617,2021.
Ben Hoi-Ching Wong, Samantha Cross, Patricia Zavaleta-Ramírez……Mehta VS……Ougrin D. Self-harm in children and adolescents who presented at emergency units during the COVID-19 pandemic:an international retrospective cohort study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2023.