Author

Pavithra Jayasankar

Observed names: Jayasankar (LOM P14/20), Pavithra, Jayasankar, Pavithra, Jayasankar, Pavithra Dr., P Jayasankar, Pavithra Jayashankar

Institution: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Observed institutions: Government of Karnataka, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

ORCID: 0000-0001-8964-2920

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-8964-2920

OpenAlex ID: A5007782790

Epidemiology of common mental disorders

2022 · Pavithra Jayasankar, Narayana Manjunatha, et al. · Indian Journal of Psychiatry · 66

Nationally representative epidemiological study of social anxiety disorder from India

2023 · Satish Suhas, Pavithra Jayasankar, et al. · Indian Journal of Psychiatry · 11

Current prevalence and determinants of generalized anxiety disorder from a nationally representative, population-based survey of India

2023 · Pavithra Jayasankar, Satish Suhas, et al. · Indian Journal of Psychiatry · 10

Panic disorder: Epidemiology, disability, and treatment gap from nationally representative general population of India

2023 · Pavithra Jayasankar, Suhas Satish, et al. · Indian Journal of Psychiatry · 4

Analyzing Psychiatric Disorders from Rural Primary Health Centers: A Clinical Epidemiological Study from a District of South India

2023 · Lakshmi P. Nirisha, Barikar C Malathesh, et al. · Journal of Psychiatry Spectrum · 4

Prevalence and pattern of mental disorders in the state of West Bengal: Findings from the National Mental Health Survey of India 2016

2023 · Sukanto Sarkar, Aniruddha Basu, et al. · Indian Journal of Psychiatry · 3

Sex Differences in First-Episode Mania—Data from a Retrospective Chart Review

2022 · Nellai K. Chithra, Shyam Sundar Kanagarajan, et al. · Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine · 2

Safety of clozapine in patient with treatment resistant schizophrenia & asymptomatic constitutional macrothrombocytopenia (Harris syndrome)

2019 · Harsh Pathak, Dinakaran Damodharan, et al. · Asian Journal of Psychiatry · 2

Magnitude, Extent, and Burden of Substance-use Disorders in West Bengal: Findings from the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS), 2016

2024 · Aniruddha Basu, Pavithra Jayashankar, et al. · Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine · 1

Shared deficits of education, marital and occupational functioning in unaffected siblings of multiple affected families with major psychiatric illness

2024 · Moorthy Muthukumaran, Sowmya Selvaraj, et al. · Asian Journal of Psychiatry · 1

BPSS Award

2022 · Jayasankar, Pavithra, Nirisha, P Lakshmi, et al. · Indian Journal of Psychiatry · 1

A unified general cognitive factor explains impairment across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD and substance use disorder

2026 · Pavithra Jayasankar, Srinivas Balachander, et al. · Psychiatry Research

W32. Telomere Length Is Similar Within Ocd Sibships, and Population Healthy Controls

2026 · Akshayaa Ganesh, Pavithra Jayasankar, et al. · European Neuropsychopharmacology

5. Bridging the Population Diversity Gaps in Psychiatry Genomics and Biology: Findings From a Family Based Cohort Study From India

2026 · Biju Viswanath, Pavithra Jayasankar, et al. · European Neuropsychopharmacology

Clinical correlates of APOE ε4 homozygosity in Alzheimer’s dementia: findings from an Indian cohort

2026 · Pratibha Vinod, Chidatma Arampady, et al. · Figshare

631. Early findings from a family-based longitudinal cohort and biobank of major psychiatric illnesses in India

2026 · B Viswanath, P Jayasankar, et al. · The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Clinical correlates of APOE ε4 homozygosity in Alzheimer’s dementia: findings from an Indian cohort

2026 · Pratibha Vinod, Chidatma Arampady, et al. · Neurodegenerative Disease Management

Gaze fixation stability is a transdiagnostic marker of major psychiatric disorders: A high-density family-based study

2026 · Swarna Buddha Nayok, Vanteemar S Sreeraj, et al. · Psychiatry Research

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Including lived experience voices in science communication to combat mental illness stigma: insights from India

2026 · Kadambari Patil, Anushka Banerjee, et al. · Journal of Science Communication

Religious Delusions of Possession in Schizophrenia: A Case Report

2026 · S. Brunda Ballal, Pavithra Jayasankar, et al. · Journal of Psychiatry Spectrum

Adjunctive Electroconvulsive Therapy for First Episode Mania: Data From a Tertiary Care Center in India: Électroconvulsivothérapie d’appoint en cas de premier épisode de trouble maniaque: Données provenant d’un centre de soins tertiaires en inde

2026 · Nellai K. Chithra, Pavithra Jayasankar, et al. · The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

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Efficacy and Tolerability of Lumateperone in Acute Bipolar Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2026 · Poulami Laha, Veena Ramesh, et al. · Journal of Psychiatry Spectrum

A unified general cognitive factor explains impairment across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD and substance use disorder

2026 · Pavithra Jayasankar, Srinivas Balachander, et al. · medRxiv

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Intermediate repeat alleles at polyglutamine repeat loci in the Indian population

2025 · Meghana Janardhanan, Akshayaa Ganesh, et al. · medRxiv

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T16. a Family-based Longitudinal Cohort for Major Psychiatric Illnesses: the Indian Centre for Brain and Mind

2025 · Meera Purushottam, Biju Viswanath, et al. · European Neuropsychopharmacology

Works count: 33

Citation count: 105

H-index: 4

I10-index: 3