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Sikkim Manipal University

Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari

Professor Department of Psychiatry

  • Post-Doctoral Fellow (Epidemiology), University of Florida, 2018
  • MD (Psychiatry), Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, 2008
  • MBBS, Assam Medical College and Hospital, 2005

  • Gauhati Medical College, Academic Junior Resident, Clinical Care of Patients, teaching Nursing and postgraduate students, 3 Years
  • Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi, Senior Resident, Clinical, Teaching and Administrative, 3 Years and 3 Months
  • Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor, Clinical, Teaching and Administrative, 4 Years 2 Months 15 Days
  • Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Clinical, Teaching and Administrative, 3 Years 4 Months
  • Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Professor, Clinical, Teaching and Administrative, 1 Year 8 Months till Date

  • Successfully coordinated and conducted exams for UGC mandated Research and Publication Ethics credit course for PhD scholars. 2020.
  • Selected as Editorial Board Member for BMC Psychiatry (Q1 Journal). 2021.
  • One of the papers selected for BPSS award (Indian Psychiatric Society Award) was co-authored. 2020.
  • MD student under guidance won the Leelabati Bholanath Award. 2019.
  • Selected by ICMR for one week training in Research Methodology and Biostatistics course (Funded by ICMR). 2016.

  • Psychiatric Epidemiology | Treatment of Substance use disorder | General Adult Psychiatry
  • State representative for East Zone of Indian Psychiatric Society.
  • Life fellow of Indian Psychiatric Society.
  • Member of European Psychiatric Association.
  • Member of American Psychiatric Association.

  • Thesis Guides for PhD, MD (Psychiatry), Msc. Nursing students.
  • Coordinator for eLearning for Faculties, PhD Scholars and students.
  • Teaching MD (Psychiatry), MBBS, Bsc. Msc. Nursing and BPT Students.
  • Resource faculty for Research and Publication Ethics credit course for PhD scholars and MD students.
  • MD Psychiatry course coordinator.
  • Coordinator for District Residency Programme of MD students.
  • Assistant editor of Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences.
  • Reviewer for many prestigious journals related to psychiatry.
  • He was selected and completed his fellowship in Epidemiology funded by National Institute of Health (NIH) Indo-US training program in behavioral health across the lifespan (Grant Number- D43TW009120) in Florida, USA.
  • He is also a life fellow of Indian Psychiatric Society, Indian Geriatric Mental Health Association and a member of Australian and New Zealand Society of Mental Health.
  • He is a member of an International Forum of Teachers, UNESCO Bioethics Chair, Haifa.

  • NMC Cell at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, 2020 till Date.
  • NABH Committee at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, 2022.
  • SMU/SMIMS Institutional Ethics Committee, 2020 till Date.
  • Research Protocol Review committee (SMCON), 2022.
  • Sikkim Manipal University, Research Unit (Directorate of Research), 2019 till date.

  • Family environment of people with substance dependence

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Dutta S

    January 01, 2014

  • Sensation seeking, depression and internet gaming disorder among Players Unknown Battle Grounds (PUBG)

    Dr. SJ Joseph, Dr. SS Bhandari, Dr. S Dutta

  • Assessment of current Cognitive Function among people with self-report of lifetime use of marijuana.

    Dr. SS Bhandari, Dr. CW Striley, Dr. LB Cottler

  • Biological marker for Schizophrenia and other psychoses- Anti Toxoplasma IgG and IgM titre among Eastern Indians with diagnosis of Schizophrenia and other psychosis.

    Dr. S Das, Dr. SS Bhandari, Dr. S. Talukdar

  • Depression, Cognition and Quality of Life in Chronic Kidney Disease patients undergoing haemodialysis.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Dr. SJ Joseph, Dr. SS Bhandari, Dr. S Dutta, Dr. D Khatri

  • Prevalence and correlates of Anxiety in school going children of Sikkim.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari

    Extramural 2018. ICMR. Completed

  • Pattern of substance abuse among school children of Sikkim.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari

    Intramural TMA Pai seed Grant 2018. SMU-Ram Das Pai Endowment Fund. Completed

  • Correlates of Suicide Crisis Syndrome in Major Depression.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari

    Extramural 2021. Indian Psychiatric Society. Ongoing

  • Study of sociodemographic correlates, anxiety, and depression among opioid dependents admitted in treatment centres in Sikkim, India.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Sharma B, Bhandari SS, Dutta S, Soohinda G

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2019; Epub

  • Policy of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) related to plagiarism.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Bhandari SS, Das S

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2019;10(1):1-2.

  • The depressed boy who accepted "Blue Whale Challenge".

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Narayan R, Das B, Das S, Bhandari SS

    Indian J Psychiatry. 2019; 61(1), 105-6

  • Dyke Davidoff Masson Syndrome presenting with Intellectual disability with behavioral problem and alcohol and cannabis use disorder.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Bhandari SS, Joseph SJ, Sharma IL, Medhi G

    Turkish Journal of Psychiatry. 2018; 29(4), 291-4

  • An exploratory study from eastern India on neurological soft signs and spontaneous movement disorders in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Das S, Bhandari SS, Talukdar S, Dutta A, Barman N, Bhagbati D

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2018; 10(1): 3-8.

  • "A brief overview of ethnopsychopharmacology" in Psychiatry.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Bhandari SS, Dutta S

    Psychopharmacology. 2018 (ISBN: 978-93-87494-14-5).

  • Current understanding of the neurobiology of Vascular Depression.

    Bhandari SS, Dutta S

    Geriatric Care: need for integration. Chapter: III Publisher: The Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL)

  • Postinjection delirium/sedation syndrome with long-acting olanzapine pamoate in a middle-aged female.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Upadhyay A, Bhandari SS, Sharma V, Das S

    Indian J Psychiatry 2017;59:517-9

  • A Coup D'Oeil at genetics in Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Joseph SJ, Bhandari SS

    October 2017. In book: Autism Spectrum Disorder: Present and Future. Publisher: BOOKBELL. Editors: Dipjyoti Bora, Shyamanta Das.

  • Prevalence of spontaneous dyskinesia in first episode drug naïve schizophrenia and its relation to the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Bhandari SS, Bhagbati D

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci.2017; 8:113-23. DOI: 10.5958/2394-2061.2017.00005.2

  • Phenomenology and predisposing factors of morbid jealousy in a psychiatric outdoor: a cross sectional descriptive study.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Singh SK, Bhandari SS, Singh PK

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2017; 8:129-35. DOI: 10.5958/2394-2061.2017.00008.8

  • To Assess the Prevalence and Associated Factors of Delirium Among Hospitalized Patients in A Tertiary Care Centre in Gangtok: A Cross Sectional Study.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Tyagi M, Bhandari SS

    Indian J Psychiatry 2016; 58(Suppl S1):S59 (Abstract).

  • An unusual case of Recurrent Dissociative Fugue.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Jaggi PS, Sampath H, Bhandari SS

    Indian J Psychiatry 2015; 57(1):S113-S159 (Abstract)

  • Suicide: Psychosocial risk factors and its prevention

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, P Kumar, Bhandari SS, Paul A

    International Journal of Social Sciences Review, 2013; 1(1):29-34.

  • Neurocognitive and social cognitive deficits in schizophrenia

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Alemsungla Aier, Pradeep Kumar, Bhandari SS

    Dsyphrenia, 2013;4: 106-12.

  • Knowledge and attitude towards mental illness of key informants and general population: A comparative study.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, D Kumar, P Kumar AR, Singh, Bhandari SS

    Dysphrenia, 2012;3(1):57-64.

  • Aggression in psychiatry and its relation with clinical and other specific variables.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Tripathi MN, Phookun HR, Yadav JS, Bhandari SS

    Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 1012; 54(supplement):S89 (Abstract).

  • Psychological concerns and musculoskeletal pain amidst the COVID-19 lockdown.

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2020;11(2):137-139. Epub 2020 Jun 12.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Joseph SJ, Shoib S, Sg T

  • The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated risk factors during the initial stage among the general population in India.

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2021 Jan;12(1):31-35.

    Hazarika M, Das S, Samrat Singh Bhandari, Sharma P.

  • Dealing with the rising tide of suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic: Strengthening the pillars of prevention and timely intervention.

    Joseph SJ, Bhandari SS

    International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2021;67(5):601-603. doi:10.1177/0020764020962146

  • A Case of Factitious Disorder: Red Herring of Psychiatry.

    Sharma V, Bhandari SS, Singh V, Chandra A

    Psychiatria Danubina. 2021;33(3):371-2.

  • Cognitive Impairment and its Correlates in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis.

    Joseph SJ, Bhandari SS, Dutta S

    J Evol Med Dent Sci. 2019;8(36):2818-2822. doi: 10.14260/jemds/2019/611.

  • School Closures and Mental Health Concerns for Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Joseph SJ, Bhandari SS, Ranjitkar S, Dutta S

    Psychiatr Danub. 2020 Summer;32(2):309-310.

  • How the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) could have a quivering impact on mental health?

    Joseph SJ, Gunaseelan P, Bhandari SS, Dutta S

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2020 Jul-Dec;11(2):135-136.

  • Assam Cares programme. A novel approach to address the novel threat.

    Hazarika M, Das B, Das S, Math SB, Bhandari SS, S L Karthik K, Baruah P, Hazarika N, Bambrah HS, Suri K

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2021 Jan-Jun;12(1):1-2.

  • Gearing up to tackle mental health issues in the post-COVID-19 world.

    Nayar N, Joseph SJ, Bhandari SS, Dutta S, Shoib S

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2021 Jan;12(1):65-66.

  • Psychological concerns and musculoskeletal pain amidst the COVID-19 lockdown.

    Joseph SJ, Shoib S, Sg T, Bhandari SS

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2020;11(2):137-139.

  • A Study of The Sociodemographic And Clinical Profiles of Psychiatric Patients Leaving Against Medical Advice.

    Chakravarty S, Choudhury C, Bhandari SS, Das S

    Indian J Appl Res. 2020 Jul;10(7).

  • Out of the closet.

    Hazarika M, Das S, Das B, Dutta M, Bhandari SS

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2020 Jul-Dec;11(2):73-76. Epub 2020 Apr 7.

  • A Case of Factitious Disorder: Red Herring of Psychiatry.

    Sharma V, Bhandari SS, Singh V, Chandra A

    Psychiatr Danub. 2021 Fall;33(3):371-372.

  • Mental and Behavioural Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence: An Observational Study.

    Das S, Ghosh S, Bhuyan D, Saikia H, Goswami HK, Soren RV, Bhandari SS

    J Adv Med Med Res. 2021;33(16):189-194.

  • Mental and Behavioural Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence: An Observational Study.

    Das S, Ghosh S, Bhuyan D, Saikia H, Goswami HK, Soren RV, Bhandari SS

    J Adv Med Med Res. 2021;33(16):189-194. doi: 10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631015. PMID: 34395951; PMCID: PMC8360347.

  • Relationship between Toxoplasma Gondii and Psychotic Disorders with Implications toward a Brain-based Diagnostic System and Novel Treatment Approaches: A Study Protocol.

    Raja D, Das S, Phukan C, Talukdar S, Bhandari SS, Hazarika NK, Bhagabati D

    J Adv Med Med Res. 2021;33(13):82-88. doi: 10.9734/JAMMR/2021/v33i1330958. PMID: 34189360; PMCID: PMC8238459.

  • The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated risk factors during the initial stage among the general population in India.

    Hazarika M, Das S, Bhandari SS, Sharma P

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2021 Jan;12(1):31-35. PMID: 33123627; PMCID: PMC7591145.

  • Profile of distress callers and service utilisation of tele-counselling among the population of Assam, India: an exploratory study during COVID-19.

    Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Hazarika M, Das B, Das S, Baruah A, Sharma N, Barua C, Das J, Choudhury S, Hazarika D, Sarma P

    Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2021 Jan-Jun;12(1):7-12. doi: 10.5958/2394-2061.2021.00001.x. PMID: 33163629; PMCID: PMC7644027.

  • Tools to measure the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: What do we have in the platter?

    Cortez PA, Joseph SJ, Das N, Bhandari SS, Shoib S

    Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Oct;53:102371. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102371. PMID: 32891929; PMCID: PMC7456260.

  • Intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: From psychiatric and forensic vantage points.

    Joseph SJ, Mishra A, Bhandari SS, Dutta S

    Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Dec;54:102279. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102279. PMID: 32707512; PMCID: PMC7365082.

  • Theoretical orientation of a range of psychological approaches to address mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Joseph SJ, Gonçalves AP, Paul A, Bhandari SS

    Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Oct;53:102221. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102221. PMID: 32570101; PMCID: PMC7301828.

  • Telepsychiatry: A Feasible Means to Bridge the Demand-Supply Gaps in Mental Health Services During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Preliminary Experiences from Sikkim State of India.

    Singh Bhandari S, Joseph SJ, Udayasankaran JG, Konthoujam B, Shoib S, Dutta S

    Indian J Psychol Med. 2020 Aug 27;42(5):500-502. doi: 10.1177/0253717620951282. PMID: 33414609; PMCID: PMC7750845.

  • Sleep Quality and Daytime Sleepiness among the Clinicians Working in a Tertiary Care Center in Sikkim, India.

    Dey R, Dutta S, Bhandari SS

    Indian J Psychol Med. 2020 Mar 9;42(2):141-146. doi: 10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_439_18. PMID: 32346255; PMCID: PMC7173663.

  • A Study on the Patterns of Psychiatric Referrals in a Tertiary Care Hospital in the North-Eastern Part of India.

    Chakravarty S, Nandi S, Bhandari SS, Das S

    J Evol Med Dent Sci. 2020 Aug;9(31):2217-2222. PMID: 32802810; PMCID: PMC7426194.

  • Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Availability and Utilization Of Mental Health Services: Findings of a Multi-Centric Study.

    Singh, Vijender Rozatkar, Abhijit R Kumar, Mohit Kumar, Pankaj Dhiman, Vishal Bhandari, Samrat Singh Hashmi, Samad

    Indian Journal of Psychiatry: March 2022 - Volume 64 - Issue Suppl 3 - p S535. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.341530.

  • An overview of QTc Prolongation with antipsychotics and antidepressants.

    Bhandari, Samrat Singh, Das, Shyamanta

    Indian Journal of Psychiatry: March 2022 - Volume 64 - Issue Suppl 3 - p S643. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.341890.

  • A Brief overview of Ethnopsychopharmacology.

    Bhandari SS, Dutta S

    Psychiatry Update: Psychopharmacology Publisher: Indian Psychiatric Society, Assam State Branch. ISBN: 978-93-87494-14-5.

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