Faculty Details

• MD Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College, Gauhati University, 1998
• MBBS, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh University, 1987

• Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Professor, Clinical, Teaching and Administrative, 9 Years till date
• Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Clinical, Teaching and Administrative, 4 Years
• Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor, Clinical, Teaching and Administrative, 5 Years
• Gauhati Medical College, Tutor, Clinical, Teaching and Administrative, 3 Years

• Excellence in Academics, SMU, 2019
• President, IPS-East Zone, 2017-2018
• General Secretary, IPS East Zone, 2011-2013
• Treasurer, IPS East Zone, 2009-2011

• Substance abuse, Psychosexual disorders and adolescent Psychiatry
• Mental health
• Psychiatry, Epidemiology and Substance abuse

• Head of the Department
• Thesis Guide for PhD, MD (Psychiatry)
• Coordinator for Learning for Faculties, PhD Scholars, and students
• Teaching MD (Psychiatry), MBBS
• Resource faculty for Research and Publication Ethics credit course for PhD scholars and MD students
• MD Psychiatry course coordinator
• Associate Dean Academics
• Member of Constitution committee, upscaling of MBBS admission in SMIMS from 100 to 150 as per NMC guidelines

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, Amit Chakraborty, Vivek Benegal

Recommended By ICMR in Nov 2013, Substance abuse, epidemiology

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, Parvaty Nandy, Amit Chakraborty

Recommended By ICMR in Feb 2014, Substance abuse, Clinical trial

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, H Jayalaxmi

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, Vol 20(2), Pg 62-67, 2005, Substance abuse

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, H Jayalaxmi

Indian Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology, Vol 49 (3), Pg 297-304, 2005, Substance abuse

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, H Jayalaxmi

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology; Vol 43, Pg 445-449, May 2005, Substance abuse

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, H Jayalaxmi

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 43, Pg 172-176, February 2005, Substance abuse

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, Amit Chakraborty

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Vol 50 (3), Pg 291-296, 2006, Substance abuse

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, Akhil Bhalla, Amit Chakraborty

Indian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 48, Pg 243-247, 2006, Substance abuse

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, Amit Chakraborty

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, Vol 22 (1), Pg 138 - 142, 2007, Substance abuse

• Role of oxidative stress in ethanol induced germ cell apoptosis - An experimental study on rats

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, H Jayalaxmi, Amit Chakrabarti, DM Vasudevan

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, Vol 20(2), Pg 62-67, 2005, Substance abuse

• Effect of exogenous lecithin on ethanol-induced testicular injuries in Wistar rats

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, H Jayalaxmi, Amit Chakrabarti, DM Vasudevan

Indian Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology, Vol 49 (3) Pg 297-304, 2005, Substance abuse

• Effect of chronic ethanol administration on testicular antioxidants system and steroidogenic enzyme activity in rats

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, H Jayalaxmi, Amit Chakrabarti, DM Vasudevan

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology; Vol 43, Pg 445-449, May 2005, Substance abuse

• Experimental therapeutic intervention with ascorbic acid in ethanol induced testicular injuries in rats

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, H Jayalaxmi, Amit Chakrabarti, DM Vasudevan

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 43, February 2005, Pg 172-176, Substance abuse

• Epidemiology of Injection Drug Users (IDUs) in Sikkim, North East India - A retrospective study among treatment seeking IDUs

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, Amit Chakraborty

Online Journal of National Institute of Drug Abuse, 2005, Substance abuse

• Alcohol abuse duration dependent decrease in plasma testosterone and antioxidants in male

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, Amit Chakrabarti, DM Vasudevan

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Vol 50 (3), Pg 291-296, 2006, Substance abuse

• A profile of substance abusers using the emergency services in a tertiary care hospital in Sikkim

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, Akhil Bhalla, Amit Chakrabarti

Indian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 48, Pg 243-247, 2006, Substance abuse

• Experimental and therapeutic intervention with alpha tocopherol in ethanol induced testicular injuries in rat

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, M Maneesh, Amit Chakrabarti, DM Vasudevan

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, Vol 22 (1), Pg 138 - 142, 2007, Substance abuse

• Delirium in elderly population

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, Ashoke Kumar Sengupta

Eastern Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 2(1&2), Pg 57-61, 2008

• An assessment of available treatment services for management of alcohol and other drug abuse

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, Sunil Kumar Pandey, Yogesh Verma, Amit Chakraborty

A situation analysis in Sikkim, North East India, Indian Journal of Pharmacology, Vol 45, December 2013, S201, Substance abuse

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

Joseph SJ, Gunaseelan P, Bhandari SS, Dutta S

Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences, 2020 Jul;11(2):135

• 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 Journal of Psychiatry, 2020 Dec;54:102279

• Body image dissatisfaction in young Indian men: Prevalence, psychosocial correlates, and the impact of sociocultural pressure.

Soohinda G, Sampath H, Mishra D, Dutta S

Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2020 Apr 1;36(2):130

• 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 Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2020 Sep;42(5):500-2

• School closures and mental health concerns for children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

John Joseph S, Singh Bhandari S, Ranjitkar S, Dutta S

Psychiatria Danubina, 2020 Aug 13;32(2):309-10

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

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

Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences, 2021;12(1):65-6

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

Das S, Bhandari SS, Talukdar S, Dutta A, Barman N, Bhagabati D

Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci, 2019 Jan-Jun;10(1):3-8. doi: 10.5958/2394-2061.2019.00001.6. PMID: 30868105; PMCID: PMC6411054

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

Sharma B, Bhandari SS, Dutta S, Soohinda G

Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci, 2019 Jul-Dec;10(2):139-145. doi: 10.5958/2394-2061.2019.00030.2. Epub 2019 Feb 25. PMID: 31263773; PMCID: PMC6602083

• 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. PMID: 31632935; PMCID: PMC6800659

• Social networking sites and its relation to social comparison and psychological well-being among medical university students.

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, Dr. Harshavardhan Sampath, Dr. Geeta Soohinda

December 2021

• Internalized and Perceived Stigma and Depression in Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Do They Explain the Relationship Between Drug Sensitivity Status and Adherence?

Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, Dr. Sanjiba Dutta, Dr. Samrat Singh Bhandari, Dr. Harshavardhan Sampath, Dr. Anmol Pradhan

19th May 2022