Koravangattu Valsraj

ORCID: 0000-0001-6669-4365
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Research Areas
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
  • Film in Education and Therapy

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
2023-2024

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
2020-2023

Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous)
2019-2021

King's College London
2010-2021

Rajagiri Hospital
2019-2021

Kings Health Partners
2020

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
2019

East London NHS Foundation Trust
2009-2011

Maudsley Hospital
2006-2008

With the rapid pace and scale of emerging coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a growing body evidence has shown strong association COVID-19 with pre- post- neurological complications. This necessitated need to incorporate targeted care for this subgroup patients which warrants further reorganization services, healthcare workforce ongoing management chronic cases. The social distancing shutdown imposed by several nations in midst have severely impacted care, access support conditions such...

10.3389/fneur.2020.00664 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Neurology 2020-06-24

The coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) is deepening the inequity and injustice among vulnerable communities. current study aims to present an overview of impact COVID-19 on equity social justice with a focus Vulnerable communities include, but not limited to, healthcare workers, those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnic or minority groups, immigrants refugees, justice-involved populations, people suffering chronic diseases mental illness. implications these systemic disparities...

10.3389/fpsyt.2020.559905 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychiatry 2020-12-03

Medical students in India completed an anonymous online questionnaire regarding mental health and wellbeing, including Oldenburg burnout ratings, CAGE questionnaires, general (GHQ12). Out of 597 student responses, over 80% were characterised as experiencing burnout. This study highlights the need to further examine this issue, possible causes solutions.

10.1080/09540261.2019.1688047 article EN International Review of Psychiatry 2019-11-17

10.2471/blt.20.254904 article EN cc-by Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2021-01-07

Aims and method An online survey was used to examine the attitudes of clinical, academic trainee psychiatrists on delivery undergraduate education why students are not choosing psychiatry as a career. This paper explores whether teaching medical is factor in poor recruitment specialty. Results Overall, 390 completed survey. All groups were highly committed education, but there significant differences that may have an impact student teaching, which turn influence recruitment. Five major...

10.1192/pb.bp.110.032946 article EN cc-by The Psychiatrist 2011-09-01

The Compassion, Assertive action, Pragmatism and Evidence (CAPE) Vulnerability Index is a global foreign policy index which has been used to identify countries require aid how that can be prioritized. offers an evidenced, structured, reasoned approach using in bi-lateral agreements with mental health as foundation. This study 26 internationally available validated indicators explore perform the analysis leading development of Index. As many summary statistics describe matters across globe...

10.1080/09540261.2020.1738093 article EN International Review of Psychiatry 2020-04-15

Mental disorder is responsible for at least 20% of global disease burden which COVID-19 likely to increase. Effective public mental health (PMH) interventions exist treat disorder, prevent associated impacts, from arising and promote wellbeing. However, implementation poor with only a minority receiving treatment even in high-income countries, far fewer negligible coverage or There an urgent need address this failure contravenes the right health, results broad population scale impacts...

10.4103/wsp.wsp_48_20 article EN World Social Psychiatry 2020-01-01

Geopolitical determinants of health have been well recognized by the World Health Organization and are increasingly being discussed across governments, institutions, academics, policy makers, global sector. events, structures, processes, factors that influence individual including mental health, public population both directly indirectly. Consequently, nation's responses to these will affect short-term long-term outcomes. becoming more important as they indirectly social health. These...

10.4103/ipj.ipj_32_24 article EN cc-by-nc-sa Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2024-06-28

The government in England and Wales is promoting policies initiatives to offer patients choice across all healthcare specialties. This has raised concerns mental healthcare, particularly if the physical model of implementation imposed. However, ‘choice agenda’ an opportunity for health services be innovative act as beacons other disciplines healthcare. south-east London programme introducing offered example here. There already exists ‘ethos choice’ within services, but current practices may...

10.1192/apt.bp.105.002196 article EN Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 2006-12-29

Despite their important contributions, many carers report feeling excluded by mental health services. Admission to a psychiatric ward can be traumatic experience for both clients and carers. Inpatient teams play crucial role in engaging families but they lack of time, skills confidence. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability potential benefits introducing family service across three acute wards. This comprised staff training, individual carer support intervention (FI)....

10.20299/jpi.2016.014 article EN Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care 2016-06-15

Background: The CAPE Vulnerability Index serves as a worldwide foreign policy indicator that implies which countries should get assistance first. It provides an evidence-based, well-structured, and well-reasoned strategy for employing aid in bilateral arrangements with mental health basis. Objective: second edition of the VI has been developed to identify nations priority aid. Materials Methods: We considered various indices or measures at country level reflecting average national status...

10.4103/ipj.ipj_211_23 article EN cc-by-nc-sa Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2023-11-01

Mental health services are moving towards a balanced-care model. The shift recommended by the World Health Organization is currently being reflected only in service delivery, and has not been clearly training curriculum. This change delivery implications for teaching learning. article looks at how best curriculum can incorporate aspects of community psychiatry hospital work medical students junior doctors training. move balanced care also requires staff to consider make use collaborative...

10.1192/apt.12.1.69 article EN Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 2006-01-01

There is considerable evidence to suggest that individuals with mental illness as well their carers and families are discriminated against across a number of domains. It also recognized people likely die younger than counterparts who do not have illness. We propose Magna Carta urgently needed protect the rights help reduce discrimination. In this paper background rationale for offered alongside suggestions reducing The simple message this; progress in health, economic, environmental global...

10.1080/09540261.2020.1753963 article EN International Review of Psychiatry 2020-05-06
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