Dr.Vikas Menon

Dr. Vikas
Menon
Department: 
Psychiatry
Designation: 
Professor
Employee Id: 
JD 1095
Medical Registration number: 
TNMC 73907
OPD Timing: 
Tuesday & Thursday – 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Academic Qualifications: 
  1. MBBS (JIPMER, Puducherry)
  2. MD Psychiatry (JIPMER, Puducherry)
  3. DNB Psychiatry (National Board of Examinations, New Delhi)
Special Area of Interest: 
Mood disorders, Suicide, Digital psychiatry and therapeutics, Medical education, Systematic reviews
Publication: 
  1. Menon V, Varadharajan N, Faheem A, Andrade C. Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Major Depressive Episode: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Apr 12:e230562. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0562.
  2. Kumar PNS,Menon V, Andrade Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12-week trial of vitamin D augmentation in major depressive disorder associated with vitamin D deficiency. J Affect Disord 2022;314:143-149.
  3. Menon V, Balasubramanian I, RogersML, Grover S, Lakdawala B, Ranjan R, Sarkhel S, Nebhinani N, Kallivayalil RA, Raghavan V, Mishra KK, Aneja J, AbhivantN, Deep R, Singh LK, De Sousa A, Nongpiur A,Subramanyam AA, Mohapatra D, Kar SK, Dhiman V, Kumar PNS, Shreekantiah U, Bhandari SS, Ransing R, Ramasubramanian V, Praharaj SK. Factor structure, reliability, and validity of the revised Suicide Crisis Inventory in major depression: A multicentric Indian study. J Affect Disord 2024;345:226-233.
  4. Menon V, BafnaAR, RogersML, Cohen LJ, RichardsJ, Galynker Factor structure and validity of the Suicidal Narrative Inventory among Indian adults. Crisis 2023;44(5):371-379.
  5. Vellekkatt F, Menon V, Rajappa M, Sahoo S. Effect of adjunctive single dose parenteral Vitamin D supplementation in major depressive disorder with concurrent vitamin D deficiency: A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. J Psychiatr Res 2020;129:250-256. 
  6. Grover S, Avasthi A, Chakravarty R, Dan A, Chakraborty K, Neogi R, Desousa A, Nayak O, Praharaj SK, Menon V, Deep R, Bathla M, Subramanyam AA, Nebhinani N, Ghosh P, Lakdawala B, Bhattacharya R. Predominant Polarity in Bipolar disorder: Findings from the Bipolar Disorder Course and Outcome Study from India (BiD-CoIN study). Compr Psychiatry 2021;109:152249.
  7. Biyyala D, Joseph R, Varadharajan N, Krishnamoorthy Y, Menon V. Incidence and prevalence of depressive, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms among adult liver transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023 Jan-Feb;80:26-34. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.12.003. Epub 2022 Dec 7. PMID: 36549018.
  8. Menon V, Kar SK, Gupta S, Baminiwatta A, Mustafa AB, Sharma P, Abhijita B, Arafat SMY. Electroconvulsive therapy in South Asia: past, present, and future. Asian J Psychiatr 2024;92:103875.
  9. Singh O, Ameen S, Andrade C, Avula VCR, Basu D, Bhandari SS, Bhatia MS, Brahma A, Das S, Deb KS, Desousa A, Ghosh P, Goyal N, Grover S, Gupta N, Harbishettar V, Kar SK, Kumar V, Vijayanthi IP, Lakdawala B, Mahapatra S, Mehta V, Menon V, Mishra KK, Nebhinani N, Praharaj SK, Prakash J, Puli SK, Raju NN, Rao TSS, Rathi L, Reddy YCJ, Sagar R, Sarkar S, Sarkhel S, Siddiqui MA, Singh V, Shah ND, Singh P, Durairaj S, Subramanyam AA, Thirthalli J, Tripathi A, Vaishnav M, Venkatasubramanian G. A consensus statement from editors of psychiatry journals published in India. Indian J Psychiatry 2023;65:493-7.
  10. Singh PK, Kumar V, Ameen S, Sarkhel S, Praharaj SK, Menon V. Clinical Practice Guidelines on Publication Ethics. Indian J Psychiatry 2022;64:S81-92.

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Positions Held: 
  • Editor – International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research
  • Deputy Editor – Indian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Editorial Board Member - Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
  • Co-coordinator for the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) Partnerships for Life initiative in South-East Asia region (2021-ongoing)
  • Convenor – Course and Certification Sub-Committee of Indian Psychiatric Society (2021-ongoing)
  • Life Fellow of Indian Psychiatric Society
  • Member – Indian Association of Biological Psychiatry
  • Member, International Association of Suicide Prevention – Early Career Group (IASP-ECG)
  • Member of Sponsored Clinical Trial Research Committee, JIPMER
  • Faculty Member – Medical Education Unit, JIPMER which is also a Medical Council of India recognized Regional Center for Faculty Development Programs and conducts the biannual National Teacher Training Center (NTTC) course for teachers of health professionals from all over the country
Special Clinics: 
  1. Mood disorders
  2. Suicide
  3. Digital psychiatry and therapeutics
  4. Medical education
  5. Systematic reviews
Country: 
India