ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE

Department of Psychiatry

Research Topics
 Cognitive functioning in Schizophrenia
 Efficacy of stress management training of troops in a large military
 Study of factors associated with Deliberate Self Harm in Psychiatric cases reporting to
Tertiary care General hospital
 A study of Alcoholism & Drug dependences in the Armed Forces.
 Norms of the Rorschach Psycho diagnostic Test for Indian Subject.
 Regional Blood Flow: A Comparative study of Schizophrenia with & without Family
History.
 Study of Stressful life Event in Relation to Psychiatry illness in Armed Forces Personal.
 A comparative Study of Personality Profile & Pattern of Adjustment of AFMC & BJMC
Student.
 Frontal Lobe Dysfunction in Schizophrenia a Neuropsychological Study.
 5 Hydroxy Tryptamine receptor function in Army person who attempted Suicide.
 Psychological Well Being of Medical students: A longitudinal Study.
 Co-morbidity of Substances Abuses in 1st Admission Psychiatry Patients.
 Alcohol & Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Genotype Profile & Personality Correlates.
 Immunological response in depression.
 Psychological benefits of yoga among troops.
 Presumptive stressful life events in service personnel.
 Normative Study of Educative Ability in service personal & Advances Progressive
Matrices.
 Rorschach norms for old age Indians.
 Psychological assessment and management of amputees in services.
 Serotonin System Abnormalities in Depression: Clinical & Effect of treatment.
 Study of Life events in serving personal & it Association with Psychopathology in their
children.
 Epidemiology of Dementia in an Urban Center of Pune.
 Psychosocial Correlates of HIV sero positive cases.
 A Cross sectional study of Psychological Health of Medical students.
 Development and Standardization of Psychological Assessment Inventory for Admission
of MBBS students in Armed Forces Medical College.
 Study of psychiatric morbidity in Psoriasis.
 Creation of central registry of psychiatric disorder among service personnel.
 Study of psychiatric morbidity in temporary separated wives of serving personnel.
 Study of neuropsycho-physiology of Depression in service personnel.
 Study of Psychiatry Referrals.
 The Role of Parental Deprivation & Maternal Age at Birth in Mental Disorder.
 Psychological Disturbances after Head Injury.
 Role of Ascorbic Acid in the Etiology of Psychotically illness.
 Extraversion & Cancer.
 A Study of the Psychological Social Factor Responsible for motivation towards further
service among serving Armed Forces Personal of India.
 The Study of Behavioural Partners in the Patients suffering from Ischemic Heart Disease.
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 A Study of Depression in Medical inpatients in a General Hospital.
 Study of Violent Behaviour among Psychiatric Patients.
 A Comparative Study of Modes of Presentation of Psychiatric illness among Military &
Civilian population.
 A Comparative Study of Therapeutic Responses in cases of Schizophrenia treated with
Narcoleptics alone & Combined with ECT.
 Sex Chromosome Aberrations in Schizophrenia.
 Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Depression
 A Study of Prevalence & Patterns of attention Deficit disorder with Hyperactivity in
primary school children
 Psychological Aspects of Female Sterilization.
 EEG Studies in Schizophrenia
 A Case Control Study of sexual Dysfunction in Psychiatric inpatients
 Assessment of the personality profile of patients of Alcohol Dependences
 Cognitive Dysfunction in Asymptomatic HIV Seropositive Individuals
 Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients of Schizophrenia
 The role of relaxation therapy in Tension type Headache
 Psychiatric morbidities in old age homes.
 Social Support & Treatment outcome in Alcohol dependence Syndrome.
 Accelerated Antidepressant Response to Lithium Augmentation from to outset A
controlled Study.
 Psychiatry Morbidity in patients suffering from endocrine diseases: A hospital based
explorative Study.
 Effect of Life changes on medical condition affected by Psychological Factors
 A Correlation of stressful life events & severity of Alcohol Consumption in Male inpatients
of Tertiary Care Centre
 Study of Serum Trace Elements Copper, Zinc & Magnesium in Depressive disorder
 To study the EEG of Non-Affective & Non-Organic Psychotic Patients
 A Study Comparing Cognitive Dysfunction in patients of Ischemic Heart Diseases.
 Neurophysiological changes in depression & their Clinical Correlation
 Study of Prevalence of Depression in Patients of Coronary Artery Diseases
 Evaluation of risk factors in post-partum depression
 Assessment of stress and dysfunctional coping among medical students
 Study of psychiatric morbidity among school children
 Psychiatric Morbidity in Patients suffering from Psoriasis
 Assessment of psychosocial factors and psychological morbidity in attempted suicide cases
 Study of prevalence and severity of childhood depression in school going children of age-
group 12-16yrs
 Psychological screening in the Indian Navy
 Healthcare impact of COVID-19 epidemic in India: A stochastic mathematical model
 Epidemics, quarantine and mental health
 Industrial of COVID-19 pandemic: mental health perspective
 Covid-19 in India: Post-Lockdown scenarios and provisioning for healthcare
 Therapeutic and prophylactic role of cognitive enhancers in electroconvulsive therapy-
induced cognitive deficits
 Correlation of serum BDNF with severity of depression and treatment response
 Prevalence of childhood depression in school going adolescents in an Urban Indian school
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 Impact on anxiety of COVID-19 and lockdown
 Available videoconferencing freeware and medical education
 Digital technological interventions in mental health care
 Anxiety level among government employees admitted to dedicated COVID-19 hospital
 Mobile phone use screening test: Development, validation, and implications for screening
excessive mobile useRole of various lifestyle and behavioral strategies in positive mental
health across a preventive to therapeutic continuum
 Workplace based assessment: A review of available tools and their relevance
 A sham-controlled trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over left dorsolateral
prefrontal cortex and its effects on craving in patients with alcohol dependence
 Is psychiatric morbidity in chronic migraine associated with poor outcome: Experience
from a tertiary care centre
 Personality traits associated with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome and its relapse
 Age at first drink and severity of alcohol dependence
 Acceptability and effectiveness of a poetic narrative video facilitated large classroom
teaching in psychiatry
 Diamond Gardner syndrome in a male: A case report
 Behaviour of general population toward mentally ill persons in digital India: Where are
we?
 Does application of complexity theory simplify concepts of psychiatry: Analogies and
insights
 Adult attention-deficit Hyperactivity disorder: From clinical reality toward conceptual
clarity
 Perceived stigma among the patients of coronavirus disease-19 admitted at a dedicated
COVID-19 hospital in Northern India: A cross-sectional study
 “SHAANT BHIM”: A simple algorithm for management of violent patients
 Application of pharmacogenomics in psychiatric practice: The road ahead
 Critical appraisal of journal article by psychiatry PG residents using a new module: Impact
analysis
 Multiple cross-sectional assessments of empathy in medical undergraduate students
 Coping with the aftermath of COVID: Industrial resurgence, mental health, and resilience
 Depression and anxiety in parents of children and adolescents with intellectual disability
 First-episode psychosis: How long does it last? A review of evolution and trajectory
 Impact of cognitive behavioural intervention on caregiver burden in mothers of children
diagnosed with cancer
 Assessment of depression, anxiety and stress in COVID-19 infected individuals and their
families
 The psychological impact of COVID-19 among newly diagnosed patients: COVID Impact
study
 COVISHIELD (AZD1222) VaccINe effectiveness among healthcare and frontline
Workers of INdian Armed Forces: Interim results of VIN-WIN cohort study
 Do children separated from fathers have higher anxiety levels? A comparative analysis
 Systematic review of predictive mathematical models of COVID -19 epidemic
 Analysis of relationship of hormonal, hematological and biochemical parameters in Indian
alcoholics with severity of alcohol dependence
 Longitudinal study of the course and outcome of first-episode psychosis
 All, that was not bad in COVID crisis: Pearls of goodness from the furls of furnace
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 Mental health impact of COVID-19 among health-care workers: An exposure-based cross-
sectional study
 Risk factors of postpartum depression
 Prevalence and risk factors associated with Internet gaming disorder: A cross-sectional
study
 Lorazepam challenge test: A unique clinical response in catatonia
 Gut–brain axis: Synergistic approach
 Complex psychological trauma
 Cognitive dysfunction in first-episode schizophrenia and its correlation with negative
symptoms and insight.
 Neurobiological underpinnings of emotions
 Alzheimer's disease: Newer biomarkers
 Magnetic seizure therapy
 Cannabis-induced psychosis masquerading schizophrenia or vice-versa? A diagnostic
dilemma
 Transient global amnesia following deliberate self-harm by hanging: Case report and
review
 Digital Phenotyping in psychiatry: When mental health goes binary
 Psychiatric manifestations in a case of viral limbic encephalitis
 First-rank symptoms in Bipolar disorder: A case report
 Refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder complicated by alcohol withdrawal seizures in
a female
 Intracranial haemorrhage mimicking alcohol intoxication
 Impact of breathing and relaxation training (Sudarshan Kriya) on cases of alcohol
dependence syndrome.

COMPLETED AFMRC RESEARCH PROJECTS FROM 2010 TO 2022

S.No. Principal Project No. Title Progress

Worker

1. Brig PS 4773/2016 “Cognitive Functions in Patients Completed

Bhat of Schizophrenia”

2. Dr Kalpana 4504/2014 “A Study of Prevalence and Completed

Srivastava Pattern of Scholastic
Backwardness In School Going
Children of An Urban Military
Cantonment”

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3. Dr Kalpana 4041//2010 “Development And Validation of Completed

Srivastava Psychological Assessment
Procedure for AFMC
Undergraduate Admission”

4. Col R Saini 4793/2016 “Efficacy of Stress Management Completed

Training of Troops in a Large
Military Station”

Col RK 4871/2017 “To Compare the Efficacy of Completed

5. Saini High Frequency repetitive
Transcranial Magnetic
Stimulation (rTMS) as an
Augmentation Strategy Vs
Conventional Treatment of
Resistant, Non-Psychotic,
Unipolar Depression”

6. Col VS 4617/2015 “To correlate BDNF levels with Completed

Chauhan severity of depression and
treatment response”

7. Dr Kalpana 4513/2014 Study of Cognitive Behavior Completed

Srivastava Therapy as An Adjuvant in Mgt
of Alcohol Dependence Cases”

8. Brig Jyoti 5060/2018 “A study to determine the Completed

Prakash harmful effects of Alcohol abuse
in Armed Forces, specific to field
& high-altitude areas: A
multicentric study

9. Brig Jyoti 4618/2015 “A Longitudinal Study Of Course Completed

Prakash And Outcome of First Episode
Psychosis”

10. Col VS 4872/2017 “To Study the Efficacy of Coping Completed

Chauhan Skills Strategy in Reducing
Caregiver Burden in Parents of
Children Diagnosed with
Malignancy”

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11. Dr Kalpana 4874/2017 Randomized controlled trial of Completed

Srivastava cognitive behavior therapy and
interpersonal therapy in case of
depression

12. Lt Col 5040/2018 Psychiatry morbidity and coping Completed

Ranveer in transfusion dependent
Singh thalassemia patients and their
care givers

13. Col VS 5307/2020 To study the association of Completed

Chauhan childhood trauma in patients with
Bipolar affective disorder: A case
control study

14. Col Arun 5337/2020 Playroom based parent-mediated, Completed

Singh naturalistic, developmental, and
Yadav behavioral intervention in
children with autism spectrum
disorder

15. Lt Col 5463/2021 Biochemical markers in first Completed

Deepak episode psychosis: A case control
Singh study

16. Brig Jyoti 5465/2021 Study of Anti-depressant efficacy Completed

Prakash in relation to trough serum
concentration (Interdepartmental
with pharmacology)

17. Col VS 5466/2021 Retinal cytoarchitecture in Completed

Chauhan freshly diagnosed schizophrenia
and bipolar affective disorder

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18. Col RK 4871/2017 “To Compare the Efficacy of High Completed

Saini Frequency repetitive Transcranial
Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) as
an Augmentation Strategy Vs
Conventional Treatment of
Resistant, Non-Psychotic,
Unipolar Depression”

19. Col VS 4617/2015 “To correlate BDNF levels with Completed

Chauhan severity of depression and
treatment response”

20. Dr Kalpana 4513/2014 Study of Cognitive Behavior Completed

Srivastava Therapy as An Adjuvant in Mgt of
Alcohol Dependence Cases”

21. Brig Jyoti 5060/2018 “A study to determine the harmful Completed

Prakash effects of Alcohol abuse in Armed
Forces, specific to field & high-
altitude areas: A multicentric study

22. Brig Jyoti 4618/2015 “A Longitudinal Study Of Course Completed

Prakash And Outcome of First Episode
Psychosis”

23. Col VS 4872/2017 “To Study the Efficacy of Coping Completed

Chauhan Skills Strategy in Reducing
Caregiver Burden in Parents of
Children Diagnosed with
Malignancy”

24. Dr Kalpana 4874/2017 Randomized controlled trial of Completed

Srivastava cognitive behavior therapy and
interpersonal therapy in case of
depression

25. Lt Col 5040/2018 Psychiatry morbidity and coping Completed

Ranveer in transfusion dependent
Singh thalassemia patients and their care
givers

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26. Col VS 5307/2020 To study the association of Completed

Chauhan childhood trauma in patients with
Bipolar affective disorder: A case
control study

27. Col Arun 5337/2020 Playroom based parent-mediated, Completed

Singh naturalistic, developmental, and
Yadav behavioral intervention in children
with autism spectrum disorder

28. Lt Col 5463/2021 Biochemical markers in first Completed

Deepak episode psychosis: A case control
Singh study

29. Brig Jyoti 5465/2021 Study of Anti-depressant efficacy Completed

Prakash in relation to trough serum
concentration (Interdepartmental
with pharmacology)

30. Col VS 5466/2021 Retinal cytoarchitecture in freshly Completed

Chauhan diagnosed schizophrenia and
bipolar affective disorder

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ONGOING AFMRC PROJECTS

S. No. Principal Project No Title Progress

Worker

1. Lt Col Prateek 5465/2021 Serum antidepressants’ Ongoing

Yadav concentration and treatment
response

2. Lt Col Prateek 5621/2022 Micro RNAs in Alcohol Ongoing

Yadav Dependence Syndrome

3. Lt Col Prateek 5622/2022 Gene variations in Alcohol Ongoing

Yadav Dependence Syndrome

4. Lt Col SP Effect of adjuvant Trans-cranial Ongoing

Panda Direct Current Stimulation on
Cytokines, HPA axis and in
Depressive disorder: A pilot RCT

5. Lt Col SP Association with level of cytokines: Ongoing

Panda A cross-sectional study

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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS:

S.No. Project Title Principal Worker

1. A study of Depression in clinically stable Med Cdt Sudhanshu

patients of HIV Shekhar Sonit

Col V S Chauhan (Guide)

2. A study to compare the difference in Med Cdt Sudhanshu

improvement in cognitive impairment between Shekhar Sonit
Hemodialysis and Continuous Ambulatory
Peritoneal Dialysis in CKD Col V S Chauhan (Guide)

3. Gender Integration and Resilience Building for Dr Kalpana Srivastava

Optimizing Soldier Efficiency in Military
Operations (Project no – DPR737)

4. Gut microbiota in Alcohol Dependence (NCMR- Brig Jyoti Prakash

NCCS)

5. Understanding the role of circulatory miRNAs Col VS Chauhan

in chronic alcoholics with impaired glucose
tolerance” (ICMR)589+7

6. Psychological impact among the elderly and Dr Kalpana Srivastava

intervention

7. A cross sectional study to find the psychological Col VS Chauhan

morbidity among health care workers involved
in COVID 19 patients care in two hospitals of
western Maharashtra

8. Psychiatric morbidity among COVID patients Brig Jyoti Prakash

and family members

9. Development Of COVID 19 Anxiety Scale: Dr Kalpana Srivastava

Technology Interface of Assessment and
Psychological Intervention

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10 Gene polymorphisms related to alcohol Brig Jyoti Prakash

metabolism in Alcohol Dependence Syndrome
(Biochem)

11. Impact of transition to post graduation on Col V S Chauhan

caffeine intake among medical professionals: A
follow up study

12. Impact on anxiety of COVID-19 & lockdown Col V S Chauhan

13. Acceptability and efficacy of video-narrative Brig Jyoti Prakash

facilitated lounge classroom teaching (ACME
Project)

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DISSERTATION PROJECTS BY RESIDENTS:

S. No Batch Topic Resident Guide Status

1 2019-22 Study of electrolyte Maj Brig Jyoti Completed

imbalance in cases Amrindarjeet Prakash
of Alcohol Kour
dependence
syndrome in alcohol
withdrawal state

2. 2019-22 Personality Profile Dr. Arka Surg Cmde Completed

of Alcohol Adhvaryu Kaushik
Dependence Chatterjee
Syndrome Patients
in a Tertiary Care
Hospital of Western
Maharashtra: A
Cross-sectional
Study

3. 2019-22 Study of Childhood Maj Col VS Completed

Trauma in patients Markanday Chauhan
with Bipolar Sharma
Affective Disorder
in a Tertiary Care
hospital of Western
Maharashtra: A case
control study

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4. 2020-23 Study of Retinal Maj Mohit Surg Cmde Completed

Cytoarchitecture in Agrawal Kaushik
Freshly diagnosed Chatterjee
cases of
Schizophrenia: A
case-control study

5. 2020-23 Neurocognitive Capt Brig Jyoti Completed

Functions of Clinical Ayushma Prakash
Stage-1 HIV Shah
Patients: A Case-
control study

6. 2020-23 Adult Attention Maj Rishabh Surg Cmde Completed

Deficit Singh Kaushik
Hyperactivity Chatterjee
Disorder in patients
of Alcohol
Dependence
Syndrome: A Cross-
sectional Study

7. 2020-23 Impulsivity in Dr Aparna Col VS Completed

Alcohol Dependence Sitharaman Chauhan
Syndrome

8. 2020-23 Heart Rate Dr M S Brig Jyoti Completed

Variability in Banwa Prakash
Alcohol Dependent
Syndrome: A Case-
control study

9. 2021-2024 Dose response Lt Col Lt Col Ongoing

relationship of Archana Prateek
selected Chauhan Yadav
antidepressants in
patient of
depression: An
observation follow
up study

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10 2021-2024 Depression, Anxiety Surg Lt Cdr Surg Cmde Ongoing

and Quality of Life in Shilpa Kaushik
Polycystic Ovarian Mandal Chatterjee
Syndrome:

A Case Control Study

11 2021-2024 Prevalence of insomnia Dr Priya Lt Col Ongoing

in patients of mild Kumari Prateek
alcohol dependence Yadav
syndrome

12 2021-2024 Study of prevalence of Dr Sachin Lt Col Ongoing

Childhood Trauma in Dhanawade Prateek
patients with Severe Yadav
Mental Illness in a
Tertiary Care hospital
of Western Maharashtra

13 2021-2024 Association of age of Dy Cdt Adil Lt Col Ongoing

onset of alcohol Rai Prateek
consumption with Yadav
severity of alcohol
dependence syndrome:

A cross-sectional study

14 2022-2025 An exploratory cross- Maj Surg Cmde Ongoing

sectional study to Amandeep Kaushik
evaluate locus of Singh Chatterjee
control in patients of Dhaliwal
Alcohol Dependence
Syndrome: a pilot study

15 2022-2025 Prevalence of SNP158 Maj Sukriti Lt Col Ongoing

Valine-methionine Rajiv Pruthi Prateek
COMT gene in Alcohol Yadav
Dependence Syndrome:
A Case Control Study

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16 2022-2025 A cross sectional study Maj Ipsita Lt Col Ongoing

to assess prevalence of Basu Prateek
burnout amongst Yadav
postgraduate residents
of different specialities
pursuing MD/MS/DNB
Courses

17 2022-2025 Prevalence of Dr Nandish Lt Col Ankit Ongoing

Depression in patients M Singal
of Type 2 diabetes
mellitus: A cross
sectional study in a
tertiary care centre

18 2022-2025 A study of Karyotypic Maj Lt Col Ongoing

evaluation for Rushdhan Prateek
chromosomal Husnee Yadav
abnormalities in patients Ageel
with psychotic disorders
and their first-degree
relatives; A pilot study

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CME PROGRAM ACADEMIC ACTIVITY CONDUCTED FROM 2017 TO 2023

S.No. Name of Workshop/Conference/CME/Seminar Year

1. Annual National CME of Military Psychiatry on “Suicide and 13-14 Oct 2017
Fratricide in Armed Forces: Concerns and remediation”

2. Workshop on Mindfulness in collaboration with “Just Being” 18-19 Dec 2019

3. Webinar on Tele-psychiatry attended by 46 service psychiatrists 12 Aug 2020

4. Workshop on Sleep Medicine with Dept of Sports Medicine, AFMC 18-23 Jan 21

5. 47th National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical 28 - 30 May 2021

Psychologists
6. Symposium on Psycho – cutaneous Disorders 23 Jul 2021

7. Symposium on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) 13 Aug 2021

Act
8. Workshop on Neuromodulation 01 Dec 2021

9. Annual National Conference of Military Psychiatry 2022 on 11 – 12 Nov 2022

“Psychological Resilience of Combat Forces: Future Directions”
organized.
10. Workshop I: Operationalization of MHCA-2017 11 Nov 2022

11. Workshop II: Neuromodulation: (Trans-cranial Magnetic stimulation 11 Nov 2022

and Trans-cranial Direct Current Stimulation-Practical Considerations)

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CME/ CONFERENCE/ WORKSHOP ATTENDED FROM 2018 TO 2022

S No Name Name of Year

Workshop/Conference/CME/Seminar

1. Brig P S Bhat Doctors for Doctors Initiative, IMA, 06 Jan 2019

Chinmaya Vibhuti, Pune

2. Brig P S Bhat Advance Course in Medical Education, 31 May 2019

Mumbai

3. Brig PS Bhat MUHS “Health Sciences Education 17-19 Dec 2018 and
Technology Workshop” at AFMC, Pune 20-22 Dec 2018

4. Brig PS Bhat First Conference on Military Medicine 12-13 Sep 2019.

for Shanghai cooperation organisation
countries held at New Delhi

5. Brig PS Bhat “Deaddiction centres in Armed Forces- 08 Oct 2018

Way forward” at BHDC
Lt Col Nidhi Kumar

6. Brig Jyoti Prakash CME on Substance Use Disorders, Base 14-15 Apr 2018
Hospital Delhi Cantt

7. Brig Jyoti Prakash 70th Annual national Conference of India 05-08 Feb 2018
Psychiatry Society, Ranchi

8. Brig Jyoti Prakash Indian Association of Child and 08-10 Nov 2019
Adolescent Mental Health, GMCH,
Chandigarh

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9. Brig Jyoti Prakash Primer on genetics for mental and 03-07 Apr 2018
neurological health care professionals

10. Brig Jyoti Prakash RBCW with AETCOM, Pune 16-19 Jul 2019

Lt Col Ranveer Singh

11. Brig Jyoti Prakash Workshop on ACLS and BLS conducted 23-25 Aug 2019
by Symbiosis Institute of Health
Sciences at Cardiothoracic center,
AFMC

12. Brig Jyoti Prakash 9th MCI Advance Course (Pyart-I) in 25-29 Nov 2019
Medical Education Technology at
GSMC-KEMH-MCI Nodal centre,
Mumbai

13. Dr Kalpana Srivastava RECBT Primary and Advanced 15 – 22 Aug 2018

Practicum Training conducted by
Morphic Minds affiliated to Allbert Ellis
Institute, New York at Delhi.

14. Dr. Kalpana Srivastava NACIACP, 2019, NIEVD, Dehradun 25- 27 May 2019

15. Dr. Kalpana Srivastava 71st Annual national Conference of 31 Jan 2019 – 04 Feb
India Psychiatry Society, Lucknow 2019
Col V S Chauhan

Lt Col Sojan Baby

16. Col Harpreet Singh National Symposium on Forensic 13 Jul 2019

Psychiatry 2019, BJMC, Pune
Brig Jyoti Prakash

Col V S Chauhan

Surg Lt Cdr Amit Chail

17. Col Harpreet Singh Mid Term ANCIPS, Mysore 09-10 Aug 2019

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18. Col Harpreet Singh 2nd National CME on Youth Mental 08 Sep 2019
Health
Brig Jyoti Prakash

Col V S Chauhan

19. Surg Lt Cdr Amit Chail 71st Annual national Conference of 31Jan 2019 – 04 Feb
India Psychiatry Society, Lucknow 2019
Maj M Ray

20. Maj Rachit Sharma National Symposium on Forensic 13 Jul 2019

Psychiatry 2019, Pune
Surg Lt Cdr Sargundeep
Singh

Capt Bharat Khadka

Maj Amresh Dubey

Maj Ankit Dangi

Capt Yujal Mann Singh

Maj Jaspreet Singh

Maj Amrinderjeet Kaur

Maj Markanday Sharma

Dr. Girish Nagar

Dr. Arka Adhvaryu

21. Surg Lt Cdr Sargundeep CME on Geriatric Psychiatry 2019, 10-11 Aug 2019
Singh Lonavala

Capt Bharat Khadka

Maj Amresh Dubey

Maj Markanday Sharma

Dr. Girish Nagar

22. Maj Rachit Sharma 2nd National CME on Youth Mental 08 Sep 2019
Health, Pune
Surg Lt Cdr Sargundeep
Singh

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23. Brig PS Bhat First Conference on Military Medicine 12-13 Sep-2019

for Shanghai cooperation organisation
countries, New Delhi

24. Col VS Chauhan Annual national conference of Indian 21-22 Sep 2019
Association of Biological Psychiatry,
Agra

25. Brig Jyoti Prakash Indian Association of Child and 08-10 Nov 2019
Adolescent Mental Health, GMCH,
Chandigarh

26. Brig Jyoti Prakash 9th MCI Advance Course (Part-I) in 25-29 Nov 2019
Medical Education Technology at
GSMC-KEMH-MCI Nodal centre,
Mumbai

27. Surg Cmde Kaushik 72nd Annual National Conference of 21-25 Jan 2020
Chatterjee Indian Psychiatric Society, Kolkata

Col Harpreet Singh

Col VS Chauhan

Surg Lt Cdr Amit Chail

28. Maj Rachit Sharma 72nd Annual National Conference of 21-25 Jan 2020
Indian Psychiatric Society, Kolkata
Surg Lt Cdr Sargundeep
Singh

Capt Bharat Khadka

29. Brig Jyoti Prakash RBCW and AETCOM workshop at 12-14 Feb 2020
AFMC, Pune

30. Brig Jyoti Prakash SMARTT (Society for Mental Health 22 Feb 2020
Awareness Research Teaching and
Training) workshop, Lonavala

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31. Dr Kalpana Srivastava National Annual Conference of Indian 21-23 Feb 2020
Association of Clinical Psychologists,
Chandigarh

32. Maj Ankit Dangi Society for Mental Health Awareness 22-23 Feb 2020
Research Training and Teaching PG
Capt Yujal Man Singh Guide, Lonavala

33. Brig Jyoti Prakash ACLS and BLS workshop at AFMC, 24-26 Feb 2020
Pune

34. Surg Cdr Amit Chail PG workshop on sexual medicine 2020, 29 Feb – 01 Mar 2020
Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health
Maj Amresh Dubey (MIMH), Pune and BJMC
Maj Ankit Dangi

Capt Yujal Man Singh

Maj Markanday Sharma

Dr Arka Adhvaryu

Maj Jaspreet Singh

35. Surg Lt Cdr Sargundeep Webinar on Tele-psychiatry, Organized 12 Aug 2020

Singh by Dept of Psychiatry AFMC &CH(SC),
Virtual
Maj Rachit Sharma

Capt Bharat Khadka

Maj Amresh Dubey

Maj Ankit Dangi

Capt Yujal Man Singh

Maj Markanday Sharma

Dr Arka Adhvaryu

Maj Jaspreet Singh

Maj Amrinderjeet Kaur

Dr Aparna Seetharaman

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Maj Rishabh Singh

Maj Mohit Agrawal

Dr MS Banwa
Capt Ayushma Shah

36. Surg Lt Cdr Sargundeep Training Initiative for Psychiatry 13-14 Mar 2020
Singh Postgraduates, STEP 2020, 5th Annual
National Conference for Psychiatry
Maj Rachit Sharma Postgraduates, Pune
Capt Bharat Khadka

Maj Amresh Dubey

Maj Ankit Dangi

Capt Bharat Khadka

37. Brig Jyoti Prakash IAPP Mid-term CME (webinar), Virtual 16 Aug 2020

Col VS Chauhan

38. Brig Jyoti Prakash CISP II workshop at AFMC, Pune 19-20 Aug 2020

39. Brig Jyoti Prakash MCI observer at CISP II workshop held 29-30 Sep 2020
AFMC, Solapur

40. Maj Amresh Dubey Online National CME: Psychiatry update 21-22 Nov 2020
2020 (KMC, Manipal), Virtual
Maj Ankit Dangi

Capt Yujal Man Singh

Maj Markanday Sharma

Dr Arka Adhvaryu

Maj Jaspreet Singh

41. Dr Kalpana Srivastava 12th CME of the Association of 02 Jan 2021

Industrial Psychiatry of India (AIPI)

42. Surg Cmde Kaushik RBCW and AETCOM 10-12 Feb 2021 and
Chatterjee 16-18 Feb 2021

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43. Surg Cmde Kaushik 18th Annual National Conference of 04 – 06 Mar 2021
Chatterjee Association of Industrial Psychiatry of
India (ANCAIPI), Pune
Brig Jyoti Prakash

Col VS Chauhan

Dr Kalpana Srivastava

Col Arun Singh Yadav

44. Maj Rachit Sharma 18th Annual National Conference of 04 - 06 Mar 2021
Association of Industrial Psychiatry of
Lt Col Amresh Dubey India, Pune
Maj Ankit Dangi

Capt Yujal Man Singh

Maj Jaspreet Singh

Maj Amrindarjeet Kour

Maj Markanday Sharma

Dr Arka Adhavaryu

Maj Rishabh Singh

Maj Mohit Agrawal

Capt Ayushma Shah

Dr MS Banwa

Dr Aparna Sitharaman

45. Brig Jyoti Prakash Completed Cognitive and Skill 11 Mar 2021
Evaluation of American Heart
Association ACLS and BCLS instructor
Program

46. Brig Jyoti Prakash RBCW and AETCOM workshop 16 Mar 2021
observer to DY Patil Medical College,
Pune

47. Dr Kalpana Srivastava National Conference of Intellectual and 31 Mar 2021

Developmental Disabilities – Recent

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Advances in Research, Policies and

Practices organised by National Institute
for Empowerment of Persons with
Intellectual Disabilities (Regional centre
Kolkata)

48. Brig Jyoti Prakash Basic course in Biomedical Research 05 Apr 2021
(BCBR)
Col VS Chauhan

49. Surg Cmde Kaushik Revised Basic Course Workshop 27-29 Apr 2021
Chatterjee (RBCW), AFMC, Pune

Lt Col Prateek Yadav

50. Surg Cmde Kaushik 47th National Annual Conference of 28-30 May 2021
Chatterjee Indian Association of Clinical
Psychologists (NACIACP)
Brig Jyoti Prakash

Col VS Chauhan

Dr Kalpana Srivastava

Lt Col Prateek Yadav

51. Dr Kalpana Srivastava Gender Sensitization Workshop, AFMC 20 Jul 2021

52. Brig Jyoti Prakash Revised Basic Course Workshop 06-09 Aug 2021
(RBCW) and Attitude, Ethics and
Communication (AETCOM), NMC
Regional Centre, AFMC Pune

53. Dr Kalpana Srivastava Webinar on “75 years of Independence: 14 Aug 2021

Changes in Acts & Policies of Mental
Health Rehabilitation” organised by
National Institute of Mental Health and
Rehabilitation, Sehore

54. Brig Jyoti Prakash Revised Basic Course Workshop 24 Aug 2021
(RBCW) and Attitude, Ethics and
Communication (AETCOM), NMC
Regional Centre, AFMC Pune

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55. Surg Cmde Kaushik Indian Psychiatric Society: National 28-29 Aug 2021
Chatterjee Mid-Term CME, New Delhi

56. Dr Kalpana Srivastava Webinar on “Creating hope through 09 Sep 2021

action” by National Institute of Mental
Health and Rehabilitation, Sehore &
National Institute for Empowerment of
Persons with Visual Disabilities,
Dehradun on the occasion of World
Suicide Prevention Day 2021

57. Surg Cmde Kaushik Behavioral Addiction CME (Online), 24-25 Sep 2021
Chatterjee Base Hospital Delhi Cantt

Brig Jyoti Prakash

Col VS Chauhan

Col Arun Singh Yadav

Lt Col Prateek Yadav

Lt Col Ankit Singal

58. Lt Col Prateek Yadav CME Indian Psychiatric Society West 22-24 Oct 2021
Zonal Branch

59. Surg Cmde Kaushik Workshop on Neuromodulation; 01 Dec 2021

Chatterjee
Visit to Smart – Neuropsychiatry Clinic,
Brig Jyoti Prakash Pune for hands on training of Repetitive
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Col VS Chauhan (rTMS)
Maj Ankit Dangi

60. Col VS Chauhan Gynaecon – 2021, Dept of Obstetrics 11 Dec 2021

and Gynaecology, AFMC Pune, 2021

61. Brig Jyoti Prakash Appointed as an Instructor for ACLS at 16 Feb 2022
Jehangir Hospital, Pune

62. Surg Cmde Kaushik Chaired a CME session on Molecular 24 -26 Mar 2022
Chatterjee Psychiatry in Clinical Practice: Case

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based illustrations during 73rd Annual

National Conference of Indian
Psychiatric Society held at
Vishakhapatnam

63. Surg Cmde Kaushik Received the Indian Psychiatric Society- 24 Mar 2022
Chatterjee Pune Psychiatric Association award for
Best Research Paper in Psychiatry – in
Dr Kalpana Srivastava Annual National Conference of Indian
Col VS Chauhan Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) for paper
“Impact of Cognitive behavioral
intervention on caregiver burden in
mothers of children diagnosed with
cancer”, held at Vishakhapatnam from
24 -26 Mar 2022

64. Surg Cmde Kaushik Spoke on “Positive Mental Health 24 -26 Mar 2022
Chatterjee Interventions” in symposium titled
“COVID and Mental Health: The
challenge and aftermath” at ANCIPS
2022.

65. Dr Kalpana Srivastava Chaired symposium on Medical Ethics 24 -26 Mar 2022
in Military Psychiatry at ANCIPS 2022.

66. Brig Jyoti Prakash Chaired Col Kripal Singh award session 24 -26 Mar 2022
during 73rd Annual National Conference
of Indian Psychiatric Society held at
Vishakhapatnam from 24 -26 Mar 2022

67. Brig Jyoti Prakash Speaker in symposium on Challenges of 24 -26 Mar 2022
running a COVID-19 hospital at
ANCIPS 2022 from 24-26 Mar 2022

68. Col VS Chauhan Chaired a session on “De-prescribing in 24 -26 Mar 2022

Psychiatry” during 73rd Annual National
Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society
held at Vishakhapatnam from 24 -26
Mar 2022

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69. Brig Jyoti Prakash RBCW workshop was organised from 04-06 Apr 2022
04-06 Apr 2022. Col Jyoti Prakash was
the faculty

70. Brig Jyoti Prakash RBCW workshop was organised from 07-09 Apr 2022.
07-09 Apr 2022. Col Jyoti Prakash was
the faculty

71. Surg Cmde Kaushik Spoke on “Positive Mental Health for 06 – 08 May 2022
Chatterjee All: Serving the Under-served” during
48th National Annual Conference of
Indian Association of Clinical
Psychologist held at Madurai from 06 –
08 May 2022

72. Dr Kalpana Srivastava Attended 48th National Annual 06 – 08 May 2022

Conference of Indian Association of
Clinical Psychologist held at Madurai
from 06 – 08 May 2022 as a resource
person

73. Brig Jyoti Prakash Appointed as Convener for MUHS MD 02 Jun 2022
Psychiatry exam 2022 for 02 Jun 2022

74. Jyoti Prakash NBE examiner during DNB Psychiatry 30 Jun 2022
exam at MGIMS, Wardha on 30 Jun
2022

75. Brig Jyoti Prakash Participant in RBCW workshop from 23-24 Jul 2022
23-24 Jul 2022

76. Surg Cmde Kaushik Resource person and board member in 22 to 25 Aug 2022
Chatterjee the context of ‘Compliance with the
Provisions of the National Mental
Healthcare Act 2017 in Armed Forces’
at O/o DGAFMS form 22 to 25 Aug
2022

77. Surg Cmde Kaushik Addressed doctors of Atomic Energy 08 Sep 2022
Chatterjee Commission of India on “Promoting
Mental health and Preventing Mental
Illness: The Available Evidence”
virtually on 08 Sep 2022

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78. Surg Cmde Kaushik ‘Indian Teachers of Psychiatry Award 26 Nov 2022
Chatterjee for the Best Department contributing
towards Post-graduation Psychiatry
Education, 2022-23’ was awarded to the
Department of Psychiatry, AFMC at the
National CME held at St John’s Medical
College, Bangalore on 26 Nov 2022.

79. Surg Cmde Kaushik Awarded the ‘Poona Psychiatric Society 16-18 Dec 2022
Award’ at Annual National Conference
Chatterjee of Association of Industrial Psychiatry
Brig Jyoti Prakash of India (ANCAIPI) 2022, held at Kota
on 16-18 Dec 2022.
Dr Kalpana Srivastava

80. Surg Cmde Kaushik Participated in the Annual National 02-05 Feb 2023
Chatterjee Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society
2023 held at Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Lt Col Prateek Yadav Pradesh on 02-05 Feb 2023.
Dr Kalpana Srivastava

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