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Dr. Hemendra Singh

Associate Professor

  • School

    Medical College

  • Department

    Department of Psychiatry

Dr Hemendra Singh has vast experience in the field of psychiatry more than 15 years, with a special interest in Suicide prevention. I did MD in Psychiatry from the National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India, which is a premier postgraduate training centre. Dr Singh has won various national and International awards. He has more than 75 publications in the nationaland International Journals.

Qualifications

  • (PG with Specialization)

    National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 2013

  • (UG with Specialization)

    Govt. Medical College Trichur, Calicut University, Kerala, 2008

  • (PhD with Specialization)

15 Yrs  of Experience 

TrainingExperience

(With Topics)
  • 1.      Systematic Review and Meta–analysisat 63rd Annual Conference of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), 6-8 Oct 2023, at Ramaiah Medical College
  • 2.      “Establishing a Suicide Prevention Clinic as a part of the Leadership programme by People in Business India at Ramaiah Medical College & Hospital, 2021”
  • 3.      “Certification of First Responder Code Blue Basic Course, a life-saving skills Training program, At Ramaiah Medical College, HeartRescue India, 2020
  • 4.      Certification in Basic course in Biomedical Research (Scored 87%), mandated by National Medical Commission (NMC), India, 2021
  • 5.      Sensitization programme Attitude, Ethics, and communication (AETCOM) at MCI Regional Centre, Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, 25thMay 2018.
  • 6.      “National Sleep Medicine Course 2012” at NIHANS, 2012
  • 7.      “Indian Association of Palliative Care Certificate course in Essentials of Palliative Care 2014” at M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, 2014

  • General Hospital Psychiatry
  • Suicide Prevention

  • 1.      Jeesa George, Prizvan Lawrence Dsouza, YalamanchiliJahnavi, Hemendra Singh, Pramod A Kumar.Databases and Tools for Signal Detection of Drugs in Post-Marketing SurveillanceIn book: Signal Analysis in Pharmacovigilance (pp.32-43 2025 )DOI:10.1201/9781032629940-3

    2.      Hemendra Singh, Anil Kukinje; Neurobiology of Suicidal Behaviour and Suicide. Recent Advances in Biological Psychiatry. Indian Association of Biological Psychiatry. 2019-20. (pp 66-71)

    3.      Dr Lahari R, Dr Hemendra Singh, Dr N Vyjayanthi Venkataramu, Dr Vinayak Maka; Depression, Hopelessness, and Suicidal Ideations in Cancer Patients: A Study in an Indian Tertiary Care Hospital. Psychotherapeutic Assessments and Interventions in Psycho-Oncology Research: A Multidisciplinary Approach 2025

    4.      Vyjayanthi Venkataramu, HemendraSingh, Thyloth M. Psychosocial rehabilitation, Social psychiatry: Principles and Clinical Perspectives. Chapter, 34. Publisher: Jaypee brothers medical publishers march,  2024.

    5.      Hemendra Singh, Murali Thyloth. Psychosocial Rehabilitation. Social psychiatry Principals & Clinical PerspectivesPublisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, Oct, 2018 .

  • 1.      Dr Indla Rama Subba Reddy IAAP Award for Best Research paper at 26th Annual National Conference of IAPP, Jodhpur 28th November, 2025.
  • 2.      Research Achiever Award in dedication and commitment to medical research on the occasion of Research Day, October 2024.
  • 3.      MAMS by the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) (India) for hisacademic excellence and professional achievements, 2021.
  • 4.      Best paper Presentation (First Prize) at the First National conference of Young Psychiatrists- Indian Psychiatry Society, Aurangabad, Nov 3rd, 2018.
  • 5.      Young Fellow travel Award to attend 17th World Congress of Psychiatry, Berlin, 2017.
  • 6.      Best Case Presentation Award of the Clinical Society Meeting at Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore.
  • 7.      Received“International Travel Award” for presenting a paper at the 12th World Congress of WAPR, Seoul, Korea, Nov., 2015.
  • 8.      Received prestigious “Dr. S. S. Jayaram Award” for Best paper presentation at 48th Annual Conference Indian Psychiatry Society – South Zone Branch, India, 16-18th October, 2015.
  • 9.      Received “International Travel Grant for Non-ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) Young Scientist” for presenting a paper at the 16th World Psychiatry Congress, Madrid, Spain, September 2014
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  • Publications in International

  • Hemendrasingh *, Swati chandramouli, Ashwinkulkarni. Gender specific functional characteristics of non-suicidal self-injury among patients with current suicide attempts. Minerva Psychiatry 2024 September;65(3):256-69

  • PrizvanDsouza, HV Krishna, Subeesh K Viswam, Hemendra Singh. Prescribing pattern of Anti- craving Drugs Among Alcohol Use disorder pateients. Alcohol Treatment Quaterly. Jan 2023

  • Hemendra Singh, Swati C, AshwinKulkarni, Relationship of non-suicidal self injury, depression, hopelessness and suicide attempts in cases with current suicide attempt, GazzettaMedicaItaliana, 2023,  Edizioni Minerva Medica

  • Hemendra S, Swati C. Role of Gatekeepers in Suicide Prevention During COVID-19 Pandemic. Glob J Addict Rehabil Med. 2022; 6(5): 555698. DOI:10.19080/GJARM.2022.06.555698

  • Hemendra Singh*, Gandlamandakal Shreyash, Sureshbabu Angondahalli Ramappa,Sri Prathima Kanneganti and Viswam Subeesh. Assessment of sleep quality and its predictorsamong newly diagnosed psychiatric patients. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2021

  • Viswam Subeesh,* Eswaran Maheswari,* Hemendra Singh, Reddy Neha,* and Faizan Mazhar. Finding Early Improvement Threshold to Predict Response After 8 Weeks of Treatment Using Risperidone in First-Episode Psychosis. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2021;41: 58–61

  • ViswamSubeesh,EswaranMaheswari, Hemendra Singh. Early prediction of clinical response in first episode schizophrenia (FES) patients receiving olanzapine. April 2020 International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice 24(3):1-6

  • Viswam SUBEESH , Hemendra SI NGH  *, Jocob JISSNA, Simon SONIA Association of medication adherence and treatment satisfaction among psychiatric outpatients. Minerva Psichiatr 2019.

  • Indushree THIPPESWAMY , Hemendra SINGH*, Mukunda NARAYANA REDDY, Mahesh ESWARAPPA, Suhail KHALID.  Dr Hemendra Psychogenic Intermittent Polydipsia. Minerva Psichiatrica 2019 December;60(4):191-3.

  • Subeesh Viswam, Hemendra Singh, Eswaran Maheshwari, Chiranjeevi pudi. Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring of Atypical Antipsychotics: Exploration and Establishment of Risk Factors.September 2018Value in Health 21(2):S74-S.

  • Hemendra SINGH, Udayan BHAUMIK. Weight loss associated with clozapine: mechanism and review of literature. Minerva Psichiatrica 2018 September;59(3):160-2.

  • Debaleena DAS, Nivedita MAITY , Hemendra SINGH. A study of pattern of alcohol and nicotine dependence: an observational study. Minerva Psichiatrica 2018 March;59(1):16-21

  • ViswamSubeesh,EswaranMaheswari, Hemendra Singh, Ann Mary Swaroop. Novel Adverse Events of Iloperidone: A Disproportionality Analysis in US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Database. Curr Drug Saf. 2018 Oct 25.

  • Simon SONI, Hemendra Singh*, Jacob jisna, Wiswam Subeesh. Evaluation of psychotropic drug adherence among psychiatric outpatients, Minnerva Psichiatrica, September 2018 , 59(3):153-9

  • Udaiyan Baumik, Hemendra Singh*. An unusual case of frontal lobe hemorrhage associated with cannabis abuse. Minerva Psichiatrica 2018 June;59(2):67-94

  • Viswam subeesh, Hemendra singh*, Eswaran maheswari, Thomas Beulah. Novel adverse events of Blonanserin: a disproportionality analysis in the united states food and drug administration adverse event reporting system database.Minerva Psichiatrica 2018 June;59(2):67-94

  • Aditi Singh and Hemendra Singh*. Interventions for Suicide Prevention: The Need of the Hour. Glob J Add & Rehab Med 5(1): GJARM.MS.ID.555651 (2018)

  • Sahana A Bhogaram, Hemendra Singh*, Tadavarthi S Manikanta, E Mahaswari.  An exploratory study of identification of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy.Minerva Psichiatrica 2017 December;58(4):203-8.

  • ViswamSubeesh, HemendraSingh, EswaranMaheswari, Thomas Beulah.Novel Adverse Events of Vortioxetine: A Disproportionality Analysis in USFDA Adverse Event Reporting System database. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Dec;30:152-156, 2017.

  • ViswamSubeesh, HemendraSingh, EswaranMaheswari, Thomas Beulah.Novel Adverse Events of Brexipiprazole: A Disproportionality Analysis in USFDA Adverse Event Reporting System database. Minerva Psichiatrica 58(4) 181-6. 2017.

  • Nagshree V, Hemendra Singh*: A study of emotional regulation process among patients with current suicide attempts.Minerva Psichiatrica, September;58(3):113-7,  2017

  • Mamatha K, Hemendra Singh*, Santh Rani Thakur. A study of adverse drug reactions associated with antidepressant drugs among female patients attending department of psychiatry. Minerva Psichiatr. 58(2), 90-96. 2017

  • Mamatha K, Hemendra Singh*, Santh Rani Thakur. A study of drug utilization pattern of psychotropic drugs among female patients with psychotic disorders: a prospective study. Minerva Psichiatric58(2), 85-89, 2017.

  • Dableena Das, Hemendra Singh*, Cycloserine induced depression in a case of multidrug resistant tuberculosis. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Oct 2017.

  • Hemendra Singh, Rahul rao, Radhika A, Murali Thyloth. Disulfiram Induced Psychosis. ournal of Addiction and dependence,J Addict Depend  3(2), 1-3. 2017.

  • LettySabu, MariayaYaccob, Mamtha K, Hemendra Singh. Drug utilization pattern of psychotropic drugs in psychiatric outpatient department in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Asian journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 10(1), Jan. 2017.

  • Non- Suicidal Self Injury and Suicidal Behaviour in Borderline Personality Disorders: Hemendra Singh, Journal of Addiction and dependence,J AddictDepend 2(3): 1- 2, 2015.

  • Singh Hemendra, Chandra PS, Reddi VSK: Association of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts in Psychiatric inpatients with High Suicidal Risk, Suicidology Online, Nov. 2016; 7:51-57.

  • Hemendra Singh; PreethyMathew;Guru S Gowda. Suicide among Major Mental Illnesses with Substance Use Disorders, Journal of Addiction Dependence;Jan 2016; 2(1):1-4.

  • Hemendra Singh, Preethy Mathew, Ashwini Pavithran, Eby Mathew, FirozKazhungil. Baclofen-Induced Morbiliform Rashes in Alcohol Dependence:A Case Report. Journal of Addiction Dependence 1(2): 1-2. 2015.

  • Singh Hemendra, Bhalchandra DA, Sarmukaddam S, Chaturvedi SK. Readmission of psychiatric patients in India: socio-demographic factors. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 398-409(7), Oct. 2013

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  • Publications in National Journals

  • Hemendra Singh, Swati.Scrub typhus and Psychosis.  RFP IndJ  Med Psy. Dec, 2025

  • Shivamadhu, Shivani; Ram, V Ananth; Singh, Hemendra3,*; Raj, Madhu P; Thyagaraj, Vijayashree. Long-term cognitive impairment, psychological disorders, and functional limitations in COVID-19 survivors: A 2-year follow-up at a tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru. Archives of Mental Health 26(1):p 29-35, Jan–Jun 2025.

  • Lahari R., Hemendra Singh, MayuraManthani, et al. Unusual Manifestation of Empty Sella Syndrome asSchizophrenia: A Case Report. RFP IndJr of Med Psy. 2024;7(1):27–29

  • Asmita Mukund Toro, Hemendra Singh, Lahari R, Pathological Laughter as a Manifestation of Left Frontal and Right Pons Stroke. RFP Ind Jr of Med Psy. 2024;7(2):79–82.

  • AsmitaMukund Toro, Hemendra Singh, Lahari R. Post Stroke Othello Syndrome: A Case Report. RFP IndJrof Med Psy. 2023;6(2):57–60.

  • Venkata Anupama Alamanda, Pradeep R., Hemendra Singh, et al. Pathological Crying as a Manifestation of Right Caudate Nucleus Infarct. RFP IndJr of Med Psy. 2023;6(2):61–63

  • Hemendra Singh, Swati C, AshwinKulkarni, Socio- Demographic and Clinical Profile of Suicide Attempters: A Tertiary care Center Study, Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 40(2):p 164-168, Apr–Jun 2024.

  • Shailaja B, Singh Hemendra, Chaudhury S, Thyloth M. COVID‑19 pandemic and its aftermath: Knowledge, attitude, behavior, and mental health‑care needs of medical undergraduates. Ind Psychiatry J 2020;29:51‑60

  • Kumari  M,  Singh  Hemendra,  Keerthi  GDU,  Mudigubba  MK.  Neuropsychiatric  manifestations  in  multiple  sclerosis:  clinical  case  report  and  review  of  literature. Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2020;11:127-9. doi: 10.5958/2394-2061.2020.00018.X . Epub 2020 Apr 12

  • Bhaumik U, Singh Hemendra. Psychosis associated with anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor  encephalitis.  Open  J  Psychiatry  Allied  Sci.  2020;11:43-5.

  • Subeesh, V., Maheswari, E., Singh, H.,Beulah, E. Adverse drug reactions due to atypical antipsychotics in the absence of other centrally acting drugs among patients with mental illness. Arch Pharma Pract 2019;10(2):105-9.

  • Anitha Shivanand, Hemendra Singh, Nandini, Mahesh Eswarappa. A Study of Quality of Life and Coping Style among Haemodialysis Patients. The International Journal of Indian Psychology. 7(1):908-9015

  • Hemendra Singh , Udayan Bhaumik, Adarsh Basaveshwara, AditiSingh. Bowel Incontinence associated with Risperidone: A Case Report, Telangana Journal of Psychiatry, Jan-June 2019:5(1).

  • Hemendra Singh, Sahana Amarnath Boggaram, Mamatha Krishna Murthy, ATK Rau. Acute olanzapine toxicity in a toddler: a case report and review of literature. Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2019 Apr 16.

  • Hemendra Singh, Prarthana Bhat. Diabetes and Depression Indian Journal of Medical Psychiatry 2019;(2-3), 53-55.

  • Hemendra Singh. Udayan Bhaumik. Neuropsychiatric manifestation of Ganglicapsular lesions:A case series. Archives of Mental Health 20(2);72. 2019.

  • Hemendra Singh, Udayan bhaumick. Neuropsychiatric manifestations associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and selective review of literature.Telangana Journal of Psychiatry, July-December 2018:4(2):106-108.

  • Santhoshi Kashyap, Hemendra Singh. A Study of Pattern of Mobile Use among Urban Indian Students, Indian Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2018.

  • Hemendra Singh. Suicide in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Reviewof Sociodemographic and Clinical Correlates. Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry, January-June 2018;12(1):1-7

  • Hemendra Singh, Santhoshi Kashyap, ArchadhaaSivakanthan. An overview of obsessive compulsive disorder and suicidal behaviour. Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences. Jan , 2018

  • Hemendra Singh,Mamtha K, Santh T Rani, Sandra Magdalene, Jency S sabu, Reshma E Jeny.  A study of adverse drug reactions associated with antipsychotic drugs among female patients attending outpatient psychiatry department. Andhra Pradesh journal of Psychosocial Medicine, Nov, 2017

  • Hemendra Singh, MariayaYaccob, Letty Sabu,  Mamtha K,. Adeverse Drug reactions monitoring of psychotropic drugs: a tertiary care center study. Open Access Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences, May, 2017.

  • Hemendra Singh, Mamta S Chabaria, Meenakshi P. Giri.Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection (PANDAS). Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry, April 2016.

  • Hemnedra Singh, Hannah Awayz, MuraliThyloth. An Unusual case of Phobia:  Hodophobia. International Journal of Indian Psychology, March 4(2)(95); 2017

  • Hemendra Singh. Non- Suicidal Self Injury and Suicidal Behaviour: From continuum to Dichotomy. Psychiatry and Mental Health, 1(1), 2017.

  • Hemendra Singh, Gayathri Devi HJ, MamathaChabaria, Karthik Shekar. Isoniazid Induced Psychosis: Case Series from Tertiary Care Center. The Open Journal of Psychiatry& Allied Science, 2017

  • Hemendra Singh,MeghaShalavadi, MuraliThyloth.  A Study of Attitude towards Suicide Prevention among Non Mental Health Care Providers. Telangana Journal of Psychiatry, 2017.

  • Hemendra Singh, Padaminigiri, Anand Kale Gowda. A Case of Post Partum Psychosis associated with Right Parietal Lobe Venous Infarct. Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry, Sept, 2017.

  • Hemendra Singh, MamthaChabaria, Murali Thyloth. Psychosis associated with Left Temporal Meningioma. A Clinical Enigma. Telangana Journal of Psychiatry, 2017.

  • Hemendra Singh,Mamta S Chabaria, Meenakshi P. Giri . Post Stroke Othello Syndrome: A Rare Clinical Presentation of Right Parietal Lobe Infarct, Telangana Journal of Psychiatry, 2015:1(1);53-54.

  • Hemendra Singh, Prabha S Chandra, V Senthil Kumar Reddi. A Study of Gender Differences in Psychiatric Patients with Attempted Suicide. Telangana journal of Psychiatry,2016:2(1):42-47.

  • Mural Thyloth; Hemendra Singh; Vyjayanthi S. Increasing burden of mental illnesses across the globe - Current Status. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, Jan 2016;32(3):254-56. (Index Copernicus)

  • Singh Hemendra, Chandra PS, Reddi VSK. Clinical Correlates of Suicide in Suicidal Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Affective Disorders, Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2016; 38(6):517-522.

  • Hemendra Singh,Mamta S Chabaria, Meenakshi P. Giri, Persistent Hysterical Hiccups: A Possible Pathophysiological Mechanism. Andhra Pradesh Journal of Psychological Medicine, Dec 2016.

  • Singh Hemendra, Ganjekar S, Kalegowda A, ThylothM.Unusual manifestation of therapeutic dose of lithium as SILENT (Syndrome of Irreversible Lithium-Effectuated Neurotoxicity). Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour,2015;20:80-1.

  • Hemendra Singh, Nalini Kilara, VyjayanthiSubramaniayan, MuraliThyloth. Voriconazole induced Psychosis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia with febrile neutropenia. Indian journal of Pharmacology, 332-33,47(3), 2015.

  • Singh Hemendra, Chandra PS, Reddi VSK. Prevalence and role of auditory hallucinations in psychiatric patients with attempted suicide. Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry, 42-51; 9(1) , April 2015.

  • Singh Hemendra, Nanjundappa GB, Reddi VSK, Chandra PS. Carbamazepine  induced astrexix with hyperammonemia: a case report with literature review.  Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 99-101(37), January, 2015.

  • Singh Hemendra, Ganjekar S, Ghandhi BP, Thyloth M.  A Case of Fregoli Syndrome and Erotomania Associated with Anemia. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behavior, September, 2014.

  • Singh Hemendra. Steroid-induced psychosis in a patient with acromegaly who responded well to haloperidol. Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry, 62-63(8) April 2014.

  • Bhalchandra DA, Singh Hemendra, Chaturvedi SK. Need for sleep clinics in psychiatric practice. Indian Journal of Sleep Medicine, 1-5 (7) 2012.

 

                                 Life Ordinary Member of the Indian Psychiatry Society

                                 Indian Association of Private Psychiatry

               World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

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