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Dr AKANKSHA RANI

MA, MPhil, PhD
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Articles in Journals

Sl.No. Title Name of Journal Date of Publication Volume No/Issue No/Page No
1 A Theoretical Article: Exploring the Evolutionary Dynamics of Couples and Family Therapy Family Journal 05-Aug-2024 4 / / 669-678

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) AKANKSHA RANI,SHRUTI JHAMB,AKASH KOLTE,APARNA PRASHANTH,ARIK SINGHA ROY,HAZEL ROY,KETAN MAHESHWARI,PREETI MATHUR,ROHIT K. RAJ,SHALMALI ABHYANKAR,AKANKSHA RANI
Title of Article A Theoretical Article: Exploring the Evolutionary Dynamics of Couples and Family Therapy
Name of Journal Family Journal
Volume No 4
Issue No
Page No 669-678
URL https://journals.sagepub.com/overview-metric/TFJ?
Date of Publication 05-Aug-2024
2 Narrative Therapy with Dalit Female Survivors of Violence Violence and Gender 11-Mar-2024 11 / 1 / 53-57

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) AKANKSHA RANI
Title of Article Narrative Therapy with Dalit Female Survivors of Violence
Name of Journal Violence and Gender
Volume No 11
Issue No 1
Page No 53-57
URL https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/violence-and-gender/620
Date of Publication 11-Mar-2024
3 Narrative Therapy with Dalit Female Survivors of Violence Violence and Gender 11-Mar-2024 11 / 1 / 53-57

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) AKANKSHA RANI,K. JANAKI RAMAN,SOJAN ANTONY,THIRUMOORTHY AMMAPATTIAN,CHETHAN B
Title of Article Narrative Therapy with Dalit Female Survivors of Violence
Name of Journal Violence and Gender
Volume No 11
Issue No 1
Page No 53-57
URL https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/violence-and-gender/620
Date of Publication 11-Mar-2024
4 Profiles of Victimized Outpatients with Severe Mental Illness in India https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/pages/default.aspx 01-Dec-2023 48 / 6 / 920-925

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) AKANKSHA RANI,K JANAKI RAMAN,SOJAN ANTONY,AMMAPATTIAN THIRUMOORTHY,CHETHAN BASAVARAJAPPA
Title of Article Profiles of Victimized Outpatients with Severe Mental Illness in India
Name of Journal https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/pages/default.aspx
Volume No 48
Issue No 6
Page No 920-925
URL https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/pages/default.aspx
Date of Publication 01-Dec-2023
5 A Qualitative Study to Understand the Nature of Abuse Experienced by Persons with Severe Mental Illness Violence and Gender 14-Mar-2023 10 / 1 / 45-56

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) AKANKSHA RANI,K JANAKI RAMAN,SOJAN ANTONY,THIRUMOORTHY AMMAPATTIAN,CHETHAN B
Title of Article A Qualitative Study to Understand the Nature of Abuse Experienced by Persons with Severe Mental Illness
Name of Journal Violence and Gender
Volume No 10
Issue No 1
Page No 45-56
URL https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/violence-and-gender/620/overview
Date of Publication 14-Mar-2023
6 Prevalence and Impact of Abuse Experienced by Persons with Severe Mental Illness: A Systematic Review Violence and Gender 01-Nov-2022 Not given / Not given / 1-17

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) AKANKSHA RANI,K. JANAKI RAMAN,VINIT KUMAR SINGH,SOJAN ANTONY,THIRUMOORTHY AMMAPATTIAN,CHETHAN B,SPHOORTHI G. PRABHU
Title of Article Prevalence and Impact of Abuse Experienced by Persons with Severe Mental Illness: A Systematic Review
Name of Journal Violence and Gender
Volume No Not given
Issue No Not given
Page No 1-17
URL https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/violence-and-gender/620/overview
Date of Publication 01-Nov-2022
7 Lived Experiences of Persons with Chronic Schizophrenia Living in the Community Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 08-May-2022 XX / 0 / 1-9

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Category Article in Research Journal
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Author Name (s) AKANKSHA RANI,KALAYASUNDRAM JANAKI RAMAN,THIRUMOORTHY AMMAPATTIAN,SOJAN ANTONY,SPHOORTHI G. PRABHU1,CHETHAN BASAVARAPPA
Title of Article Lived Experiences of Persons with Chronic Schizophrenia Living in the Community
Name of Journal Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Volume No XX
Issue No 0
Page No 1-9
URL https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02537176221084500
Date of Publication 08-May-2022
8 Women With Severe Mental Illness and Marital Rape Partner Abuse 19-Jan-2022 13 / 1 / 1-17

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) AKANKSHA RANI,CHETHAN RAJ,JANAKI TRICHY,SOJAN ANTONY,AMMAPATTIAN THIRUMOORTHY
Title of Article Women With Severe Mental Illness and Marital Rape
Name of Journal Partner Abuse
Volume No 13
Issue No 1
Page No 1-17
URL https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrpa/13/1/1
Date of Publication 19-Jan-2022
9 Structural Family Therapy with a Client Diagnosed with Dissociative Disorder Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 30-Nov-2020 43 / 6 / 549-554

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Category Case Studies
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) AKANKSHA RANI,MOORSHID MON THAYYIL
Title of Article Structural Family Therapy with a Client Diagnosed with Dissociative Disorder
Name of Journal Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Volume No 43
Issue No 6
Page No 549-554
URL https://journals.sagepub.com/home/szj
Date of Publication 30-Nov-2020
10 Suffering in Silence: Stories of Indian Women with Chronic Mental Illness and Sexual Coercion Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 01-Mar-2020 42 / 2 / 168-174

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Category Case Studies
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) AKANKSHA RANI, FAHIM UL HASSAN
Title of Article Suffering in Silence: Stories of Indian Women with Chronic Mental Illness and Sexual Coercion
Name of Journal Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Volume No 42
Issue No 2
Page No 168-174
URL https://journals.sagepub.com/home/SZJ
Date of Publication 01-Mar-2020
11 Stress and perceived stigma among parents of children with epilepsy Neurological Sciences 22-Mar-2019 40 / 7 / 1363-1370

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Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) AKANKSHA RANI,PRIYA TERESA THOMAS
Title of Article Stress and perceived stigma among parents of children with epilepsy
Name of Journal Neurological Sciences
Volume No 40
Issue No 7
Page No 1363-1370
URL https://www.springer.com/journal/10072
Date of Publication 22-Mar-2019

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium

Sl.No. Type of Program Role Name of Program Title of Paper Date Organising Institution Level
1 Symposium Presenter 29th International & 60th National Conference of IAAP (Indian Academy of Applied Psychology) Effects of Gender and Social Stereotypes leading to stress & mental disorders among LGBTQ community 26/02/2025 IAAP (Indian Academy of Applied Psychology) International
2 Conference Presenter International Conference on Psychosocial Challenges Among Women with PCOS 2025-IIT Bombay Long-Term Effects of PCOS on Couple Dynamics: An Analysis of Psychological and Social Impacts on Spouses. 26/02/2025 IIT Bombay International
3 Conference Presenter ASIA PLAT CONFERENCE 2024 Pedagogy and best practices in teaching Psychopathology to undergraduate students of Psychology 01/08/2024 Christ University International
4 Conference Moderator/Chair ASIA PLAT CONFERENCE 2024 01/08/2024 Christ University International
5 Conference Presenter International Conference on Global Mental health and Public Health Challenges & innovation (GMHPHCI-2022) Multi-dimensional Impact of Abuse on Persons with Severe Mental Illness 25/11/2022 Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi International
6 Conference Presenter 22nd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry Risks and Protective Factors against Abuse Experienced By Persons with Severe Mental Illness: A Systematic Review 03/08/2022 World Congress of Psychiatry International

Invited Talks

Sl.No. Title of the Program Name of the Program Date Name of the Institution
1 Empower Her: Navigating Reproductive Realities and Rights for Mental Well-Being Panel Discussion 25/10/2023 WeEvolve a clinic run by Dept. of Psychology

Own MPhil/PhD Thesis

Sl.No. Title Guide Name Institution Month Year
1 Abuse Experienced by Persons with Severe Mental Illness: Risk and Protective Factors DR. K. Janaki Raman NIMHANS
2 Abuse Experienced by Persons with Severe Mental Illness: Risk and Protective Factors Dr. K Janaki Raman NIMHANS

MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated

Sl.No. Title Name of Student Institution Month Year
1 Development and Feasibility Testing of a Mental Health Programme for Tribal Women with Intimate Partner Violence ASWATHI P R Christ University June 2022
2 Development of a Mental Health Literacy Intervention for High School and Higher Secondary School Teachers RAJNANDINI Christ University August 2023
3 BEYOND SURVIVAL: EXPLORING POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH AMONG WOMEN WITH COMPLEX TRAUMA ARUSHI GORSI Christ University April 2024
4 EFFECTIVENESS OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY AMONG VICTIMS OF CLANDESTINE ABUSE SUREJ UNNIKRISHNAN Christ University August 2024

Research Project

Sl.No. Name of the Research Project Investigator(s) Sponsors Internal/External
1 Human Rights Approach to deal with violence in College Environment AKANKSHA RANI, PATRICK JUDE L External
2 The Effect of Gender and Social stereotypes leading to Stress and Mental Disorders among LGBTQ community AKANKSHA RANI, DEEPAKKUMAR S Internal
3 Creating awareness on sustainable living among school children in urban area, by inducing interest in gardening and analysing it?s impact on their overall development MINI JAYAN, AKANKSHA RANI,MAJESH TOMSON,VIJAYALAKSHMI A,HEMLATA JOSHI Internal

Workshop/FDP/Training programme Attended

Sl.No. Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme Name of Oraganiser Level Date
1 IC3 School of Psychological Sciences National 03/03/2025
2 Culturally Informed Care: Advancing Counselling Techniques for Youth and Family School of Psychological Sciences Regional 17/12/2024
3 ToT Wellbeing of Women Religious Sisters in India (WWRSI) Regional 02/12/2024
4 Handling Disclosure of Trauma and Easy to follow Self-care Psychology Association Institutional 09/10/2024
5 Asia Plat Conference 2024 School of Psychological Sciences International 01/08/2024
6 A Guide to Trauma Informed Care: Essentials of Working with Trauma Survivors Psychology Association, Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Bangalore Central Campus, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Institutional 12/01/2024
7 Understanding Trauma & Identifying its Pattern Psychology Association, Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Bangalore Central Campus, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Institutional 20/12/2023
8 Lights will Guide Your Home Department of Psychology, Bangalore Central Campus, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Regional 26/04/2023
9 Human Rights-based Approach to address violence against college students: Awareness, Response and Prevention Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) & National Human Rights Commission Regional 23/03/2023
10 Social Anthropology: An Introduction 2 Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford International 25/01/2023
11 5th International Conference on Counseling, Psychotherapy and Wellness (ICCP 2023) Department of Psychology, Bangalore Central Campus, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Institutional 03/01/2023
12 Best Practices in Working with at-risk Psychiatric Population Department of Psychology, Bangalore Central Campus, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Regional 20/11/2022
13 Faculty Development Programme I-2022 Centre for Education Beyond Curriculum and Internal Quality Assurance Cell Institutional 06/07/2022
14 Certificate course in Research for Impact University of Cape Town and Oxfam International 25/05/2022

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