• Dr Varun S Mehta

    Dr. Varun
    • Dr Varun S Mehta
    • MD, DNB (Psychiatry), MRCPsych
    • 0651-2451115/1119; Extn – 342

    Current Academic Affiliation :

    • Professor of Psychiatry

     

    Professional Experience :

    • 11 years since post-graduation
    Responsibilities
    • I/C Adult Psychiatry (Unit II)
    • Consultant
    • 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.