Research
Many research activities are being carried out in the Department; current area of focus is comorbidity is psychiatry and physical disorders and drug dependence. Multiple studies have been published in reputed journals and others are in the pipeline. International research links has been established with different consultants working overseas.
Publications
| Stress and Psychiatric disorders in rural Punjab, Pakistan. A community survey May 1997, British Journal of Psychiatry 170, 473- 478 |
| Minor psychiatric morbidity and socio-economic factors., Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2001; 11 (4): 215-8 |
| Comparison of self-reporting questionnaire and Bradford somatic inventory as screening instruments for psychiatric morbidity in community settings in Pakistan. Journal of College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan 2001; 1113 (4): 229-31 |
| Social Stress and Psychiatric Morbidity in Rural Pakistan. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (April 2001) Vol. 11. No. 4 pp:239-241 |
| Addictive Drugs; Effect on Hematological and Harmonal profiles in men. Professional Med. Sept 2005; 12(3): 237-246 |
Changing patterns of Drug Abuse. The Professional Mar 2005; 12(01) |
| Occupational Stress and Job Performance, Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society 2006; 3(2): 93-97 |
| Etiological Gender differences in Psychiatry Disorders Professional Med J Dec 2006; 13(4): 697-704 |
| Review: Bio-Psycho-Social Model, Annals of Punjab Medical College. 2007; 1(1):11-13. |
| Association between drug dependence and anemia in Pakistani Patients. Annals of Punjab Medical College, 2007; 1(2):9-13 |
| Prevalence and Risk Factors for Depression and Anxiety in hospitalized Cardiac Patients in Pakistan. (American Journal) Psychiatry, 2008;5(2);38-41 |
| Attitudes of Pakistani Medical Students Towards Psychiatry as a Prospective Career- A Survey. Academic Psychiatry (American Journal) 32:160-164, March-April 2008 |
| Characteristics of Psychiatric Hospital Absconders, Annals of Punjab Medical College 2008; 2(1):53-56 |
| Life Events and Depression, Annals of Punjab Medical College 2008; 2(1):11-16 |
| Psychosocial Adjustment of Educated and Uneducated Infertile Females of Pakistan, A.P.M.C Vol: 2 No.2 July 2008 |
| Depression and anxiety in cancer patients in outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(5):734-737. |
| Relationship between liver diseases and levels of anxiety and depression, JPPS July-December 2009 Volume 6 Number 2 |
| Well-being and psychiatric status of parents of children with mental retardation in Pakistan presented in American Psychiatric Association 163rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 22-26 2010 |
| Dermatological Disorders Psychiatric co-morbidity, Professional Med J Apr.-June 2010; 17(2): 334-339 |
| Depression and Drug Non-adherence, Professional Med J Apr.-June 2010; 17(2): 340-346 |
| Well-being and psychiatric status of parents of children with mental retardation in Pakistan presented in American Psychiatric Association 163rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 22-26 2010 |
Submitted
| Assessment of quality of life among medically ill patients. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association |
Thesis
| Psycho-social risk factors of migraine. |
| Therapeutic concerns of thousand nights and one night, A psycho analytic view. |
| Sindabad adventures, Use of negative transference in ‘nights’. |
| Externalizing vs internalizing: exploring the two extremes of personality disorder in endogenous perspective. |
Ongoing Studies
Write up stage
| Quality of life: A comparison of four co morbid groups. |
| Self esteem of juvenile delinquents. |
| Role of Physician’s empathy in patient’s satisfaction. |
| Job satisfaction and performance among the doctors and teachers of regular and contract basis jobs |
Analysis Stage
| Psychological distress among the parents of mentally retarded children. |
| Personality traits of juvenile delinquents. |
| Relationship between personality factors and emotional adjustment of medical students. |
| Self esteem and locus of control of drug addicts. |
| Characteristics of drug addicts admitted in psychiatry unit. |
| Self esteem and personality traits of children confined in special facility (SOS Village) |
Data collection
| Mental Retardation |
Dissociative Disorder |