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Vidya Dev Sharma

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Articles 7
Citations 196
Followers 0
Related Specialties
General Medicine
Biology
Psychiatry
Top 10 Co-Authors
Carol M Worthman
Nawaraj Upadhaya
Brandon A Kohrt
Mahendra K Nepal
Nanda Raj Acharya
Richard D Kunz
Sanjeev Raj Neupane
Khem Narayan Pokhrel
Kalpana Gaulee Pokhrel
Jennifer L Baldwin
Published In
Nepal Med Coll J
BMC Res Notes
AIDS Care
Ann Hum Biol
Int Rev Psychiatry
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Recent Articles
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Mental health disorders and substance use among people living with HIV in Nepal: their influence on non-adherence to anti-retroviral therapy
Pokhrel K, Gaulee Pokhrel K, Sharma V, Poudel K, Neupane S, Mlunde L, et al.
AIDS Care . 2019 Mar; 31(8):923-931. PMID: 30835503
People living with HIV often experience mental health disorders and engage in substance use. Evidence, however, is limited about the influence of mental health disorders and substance use on non-adherence...
2.
Harmful alcohol drinking among HIV-positive people in Nepal: an overlooked threat to anti-retroviral therapy adherence and health-related quality of life
Pokhrel K, Gaulee Pokhrel K, Neupane S, Sharma V
Glob Health Action . 2018 Mar; 11(1):1441783. PMID: 29495948
Background: People living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) often suffer from alcohol-use disorders resulting in their poor health and treatment outcomes. Little is known about the association of harmful alcohol...
3.
Cross-cultural gene- environment interactions in depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the cortisol awakening response: FKBP5 polymorphisms and childhood trauma in South Asia
Kohrt B, Worthman C, Ressler K, Mercer K, Upadhaya N, Koirala S, et al.
Int Rev Psychiatry . 2015 Jun; 27(3):180-96. PMID: 26100613
Despite increased attention to global mental health, psychiatric genetic research has been dominated by studies in high-income countries, especially with populations of European descent. The objective of this study was...
4.
Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms among post-partum mothers in Nepal
Giri R, Khatri R, Mishra S, Khanal V, Sharma V, Gartoula R
BMC Res Notes . 2015 Apr; 8:111. PMID: 25885925
Background: Post-partum depression is a common complication of women after childbirth. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with depressive symptoms among post-partum...
5.
Political violence and mental health in Nepal: prospective study
Kohrt B, Hruschka D, Worthman C, Kunz R, Baldwin J, Upadhaya N, et al.
Br J Psychiatry . 2012 Aug; 201(4):268-75. PMID: 22878131
Background: Post-conflict mental health studies in low-income countries have lacked pre-conflict data to evaluate changes in psychiatric morbidity resulting from political violence. Aims: This prospective study compares mental health before...
6.
Culture in psychiatric epidemiology: using ethnography and multiple mediator models to assess the relationship of caste with depression and anxiety in Nepal
Kohrt B, Speckman R, Kunz R, Baldwin J, Upadhaya N, Acharya N, et al.
Ann Hum Biol . 2009 Apr; 36(3):261-80. PMID: 19381985
Background: The causes of ethnic and caste-based disparities in mental health are poorly understood. Aim: The study aimed to identify mediators underlying caste-based disparities in mental health in Nepal. Subjects...
7.
A study of symptom profile of depression following myocardial infarction
Chapagain G, Rajbhandari K, Sharma V
Nepal Med Coll J . 2004 Mar; 5(2):92-4. PMID: 15024775
Depression is common clinical manifestation following myocardial infarction (MI), the prevalence being 20.0-30.0% in different studies. Both biological factors and problems related to life threatening condition have been blamed as...