Dr Gayatri Bhatia

 Psychiatry

Dr. Gayatri Bhatia

Assistant Professor

MD (Psychiatry), DM (Addiction Psychiatry)

    Publications (Research papers):-

    1. Bhatia G, Sharma P. Cannabis and road traffic accidents in South East Asia region: Let there be light. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 May 13;73:103173. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103173.

    2. Bhatia G, Sarkar S, Addagadda SS, Chadda RK. Disulfiram safety in alcohol use disorders: Experience from an addiction treatment center in India. Indian J Psychiatry 2022;64:216-7.

    3. Sarkar S, Addagadda SS, Bhatia G, Chadda RK. Adverse drug reactions with naltrexone: Experience from an addiction treatment center. Indian J Psychiatry 2021; 63:206-7.

    4. Bhatia G, Parmar A. Trial by media in celebrity drug cases in India: Just some bad news. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, volume 55, issue 1, January 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102464
     
    5. Singh S, Bhatia G, Sharma P, Parmar A. Celebrity drug use reporting in Indian media and its impact on drug-related online search behavior: An infodemiology study. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2021;63:391-4. 

    6. Sarkar S, Bhatia G. Writing and appraising narrative reviews, Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2021, (10)169-72. doi: 10.4103/jcsr.jcsr_1_21.

    7. Bhatia, G., Chatterjee, B. and Dhawan, A. (2021) ‘Adolescents, Drugs, and COVID-19: Special Challenges During the Pandemic’, Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 43(2), pp. 95–99. doi: 10.1177/0253717621988998.

    8. Pandit PM, Bhatia G, Sarkar S. Treatment Experience for Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19 in India: Learning from Patients. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 119 (2020)

    9. Chaudhry R, Komer L, Bhatia G. Harm Reduction during the COVID‐19 Pandemic:
    When to Go Above Our Comfort Zone? The American Journal on Addictions, 2021, Volume 30, Issue 3, p226-232. doi: 10.1111/ajad.13174

    10. Bhatia G, Sarkar S. Sublingual Buprenorphine-Naloxone precipitated withdrawal- A case report with review of literature and clinical considerations (2020) Asian J Psychiatr 2020, 53:102121. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102121

    11. Gupta S, Bhatia G, Sarkar S, Chatterjee B, Balhara YP, Dhawan A. Adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders and its correlates in patients with opioid dependence: An exploratory study. Indian J Psychiatry 2020;62:501-8. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_705_19

    12. Bhatia G, Shetty J, Krishna K, Ghiya S. Assessment of Psychological Symptoms in Patients Attending A Rheumatology Clinic. International Journal of Science and Research, Volume 6 Issue 3, March 2017. DOI: 10.21275/ART20171707

    13. Bhatia G, Shetty V, Ramam SR, Naphade N, Datar M. Disorder of Adult Personality- A care report. International Journal of Science and Research, Volume 6, Issue 4, April 2017. 

    14. Bhatia G, Naphade N, Shetty J. Assessment of Resilience against Stress in Medical Students. International Journal of Science and Research, Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2017.

    15. Gupta NS, Bhatia G, Shetty VJ, Naphade N, Datar M. Assessment of Body Image and Self Esteem among Young Adolescents. International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume 5, Issue: 6, June 2016.

    Publications (Book Chapters):-

    1.    Chapter on “How to write a thesis”. A Primer on Research, Publication and Presentation, 2nd edition by Indian Psychiatric Society, 2022

    2.    Chapter on “Behavioural Addictions”. Standard Treatment Guidelines on Substance use Disorders, MoHFW under Drug De-addiction Programme of India, 2019

    Awards and Honours:-

    1.    Awarded ISAM Conference Bursary by International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) for the International Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Conference, 2021

    2.    Awarded the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA) international conference award for young investigators, 2021

    3.    Awarded the INEBRIA scholarship, International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs, 2021

    4.    Awarded the CPDD Travel Award for Early Career Investigators, the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), 2021

    5.    Awarded the NIDA travel award, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) international forum, 2021

    6.    Awarded the Ruth Fox Memorial Endowment Scholarship for addiction physicians-in training, 2021, by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).

    7.    Awarded the Donald J Cohen Fellowship for 2020 International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, Singapore.

    8.    Awarded American Academy of Addiction Psychiatrists (AAAP) 2020 International Conference Award, November 2020

    9.    Awarded ISAM Conference Bursary by International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) for ISAM-CSAM 2020, International Society of Addiction Medicine Joint Conference with Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine, November, 2020

    10.    Awarded Young Investigator Conference Bursary by Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) for ISAM-CSAM 2020, International Society of Addiction Medicine Joint Conference with Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine, November, 2020

    11.    Awarded CPDD Travel Award for Young Investigator, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), 2020

    12.    Awarded the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) international travel award, the United States of America, Travel Award for Early Career Investigators, 2020

    13.    Awarded Dr. Eileen B. Snow - CMC Alumni Award for Best All-Round Graduate, Class of 2013, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

    14.    Awarded G. S. Nijjar Award for standing 1st in Clinical Psychology, Batch of 2008, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.


    Areas of Interest:-

    Substance use disorders, Behavioral addictions, Adolescent mental health, Women's mental health

     

    Membership of Professional/Academic/ Research bodies

    1.    Founding member, Addiction Psychiatry Society of India (APSI) (2021-)
    2.    Member, American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) (2021-)
    3.    Fellow, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatrists (AAAP) (2020-)
    4.    Member, Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) (2020-)
    5.    Life Ordinary Member, Indian Psychiatric Society (2020-)
    6.    Member, International Society of Addiction Medicine (2019-)
    7.    Member, International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) (2019-) 
    8.    Member, Early Career Psychiatrists Group, World Psychiatry Association (2019-)
    9.    Member, Family Intervention Group, World Psychiatry Association (2019-)
    10.    Member, Network of Early Career Professionals in Addiction Medicine (NECPAM) (2019-)
    11.    Member, International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) (2019-)
    12.    Member, International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (INEBRIA) (2019- )