Dr. Vani P

Dr. Vani P has completed her MBBS from Jubilee Mission Medical College in Thrissur, Kerala, and subsequently completed her postgraduate training in psychiatry from NIMHANS Bangalore in 2018. She has been practising privately since 2021 in multiple clinics in and around Bangalore. She also completed a postgraduate diploma in medical law and ethics (PGDMLE) in 2021. Her areas of interest include sexual disorders and consultant liaison in psychiatry. Dr. Vani believes in integrating pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for mental health issues.

Areas of specialization: 

  • Neuropsychiatry and consultant liaison psychiatry in general hospital setup with special interest in psychosexual disorders and sleep disorders.
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Emergency and critical care psychiatry
  • Rehabilitation of the mentally ill with emphasis on community based interventions

Dr. Vani P

Consultant Psychiatrist

MBBS, MD( Psychiatry), Postgraduate diploma in medical law and ethics (PGDMLE)

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  • MBBS – Jubilee Mission Medical College And Research Institute, Thrissur Kerala, Travencore Cochin Medical Council (TCMC) – 2007 – 2012
  • MD Psychiatry – National Institute Of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bangalore – July 2015 – June 2018
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics(PGDMLE) – Distance Education, National Law School of India University – 2019 – 2020
  • Internship – Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur Kerala, Travencore Cochin Medical Council (TCMC) – 2012 – 2013
  • Resident Medical Officer – Multiple hospitals in Thrissur(Daya hospital, Elite Mission hospital, Mother hospital) – 2014
  • Senior Resident – CMC Vellore , Dr. M.G.R University – August 2018
  • Senior Resident – National Institute Of Mental Health and Neurosciences – August 2018 – August 2021

Articles Completed:

  • Thesis work for MD Psychiatry

Titled-“Duration of pupillary non-reaction as a predictor of acute response to electroconvulsive therapy in schizophrenia.”

Description-The study aimed at looking at the relationship between time for return of pupillary response as a marker for autonomic response and prediction of positive outcome in schizophrenia. The study also looked at a possible positive correlation between the other ECT parameters and pupillary response time.

  • 3rd Author in the case report titled-“Obsessive Compulsive disorder in posterior cerebellar infarction-illustrating clinical and functional connectivity modulation using MRI-informed trancranial magnetic stimulation” -Wellcome Open Research journal (published September 16,2020)[ Impact factor-1.8]-Urvakhsh M. Mehta, Shadakshari D, Vani P, Naik SS, Kiran Raj V, Vangimalla EE, Reddy YJ, Sreevasan Nair J et al.
  • 1st author of Correspondence titled “Mutism as a component of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia: A report of two cases-Pulaparambil Vani, Ravi Kumar Nadella, Biju Viswanath, Sanjeev Jain-Asian Journal Of Psychiatry (August 6,2020) (Impact factor-2.030)
  • 1st author of the Correspondence titled “The Onerous Odor: Treating a Case of Olfactory Reference Syndrome with Exposure-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy” –Pulaparambil Vani, Shyam Sundar Arumugam-Asian Journal of Psychiatry (17 June 2020) [Impact factor-2.030]
  • 1st Author of the Invited Perspective titled “Feared and Avoided”;Psychosocial effects of stigma against health-care workers during COVID-19;published in Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry (January-March 2021-Volume 37|Issue 1)
  • 2nd Author of the Correspondence titled “Homeward bound: Reintegrating a homeless mentally ill person and his family during the COVID-19 pandemic lock down; published in Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry (January-March 2021-Volume 37|Issue 1)
  • 4th author for the Case series titled “Targeted sequencing detects variants that may contribute to the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders”;published in Indian journal of Psychological Medicine (DOI:10.1177/0253717621993672)

Plans for Future Research

  • Complex interplay between psychotropic’s and other systems-such as ophthalmic manifestations and complications. Pharmacokinetic interactions between psychotropic’s and drugs such as antibiotics, anticancer agents, etc.
  • Psychiatric and neuropsychiatric manifestations in patients with End Stage Renal disease and on Dialysis.
  • Substance dependence in general hospital setup and management of such cases in general hospital settings.
  • Understanding the prevailing stigma among other medical professionals and specialists.
  • Multiple sclerosis and its neuropsychiatric correlates.

International Conferences

  • Attended the WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY XVII, WORLD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (WPA), organized in Berlin, Germany in October 2017.

             Presented a Poster titled

            “Duration of pupillary non-reaction in Schizophrenia patients on electroconvulsive therapy: an exploratory study”

National Conferences

  • Participated in the INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY, KARNATAKA CHAPTER PG CME as a delegate in December 2015.
  • Participated in WORKSHOP ON NON INVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION as a delegate in July 2016.
  • Participated in NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOMS as a Delegate in February 2017.
  • Participated in SOCIETY FOR BIPOLAR DISORDERS INDIA, CME as a Delegate in March 2017 as well as 2020.
  • Participated in the IPSKC CLINICAL ADVANCES IN THERAPEUTIC PSYCHIATRY AS A DELEGATE in July 2017.
  • Participated in the KARNATAKA CHAPTER OF INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY (KANCIPS), Hampi, India September 2017.

Presented a poster titled

“Duration of pupillary non-reaction in schizophrenia patients on electroconvulsive therapy: an exploratory study”

  • Participated in 70th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS 2019) on February 2018.

Presented a poster titled,

  “Does Duration of Pupillary Non-Reactivity to Light During Seizure Determine Clinical Response to Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT) in Schizophrenia?”

  • Participated in the Society For Bipolar Disorders India, CME as a Delegate, March 2018.
  • Participated in the Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) 2020, Kolkata.
  • Case report titled “Caught in a catch 22;Hashimoto’s encephalopathy masquerading as treatment resistant catatonia in an adult male” has been selected for the poster presentation section for the WORLD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (WPA) Congress, organized in Cartagena, Columbia, October, 2021.

 

  • Selected for the YOUNG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME and awarded travel grant in the World Psychiatric Association Congress held in BERLIN, October 2017.
  • Was awarded the Best poster in Karnataka Chapter of Indian Psychiatric Society (KANCIPS), Hampi, India, September 2017.                                                                           
  • Participated in the Murugappan Award Poster session in the 70th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) February 2018.
  • Selected for Fellowship in Emergency Psychiatry in 2019 and shortlisted for the Fellowship in Community Psychiatry in 2019 in the PDF (Post-doctoral fellowship) examinations conducted by NIMHANS.