Meghna Achar

About

Meghna Achar is a clinical psychologist registered with the RCI (CRR: A92443), having undergone extensive supervised training in psychodiagnostic assessment, psychotherapy and mental health intervention at NIMHANS. At present, she is the Intervention Coordinator of an NIH RCT assessing the efficacy of a psychosocial intervention aimed at addressing intimate partner violence and alcohol use disorder among couples in South India. Her doctoral studies at MAHE, Manipal are focused on carrying out a strengths-based analysis of coping, felt support needs and resilience of adolescents who grow up in the context of parental intimate partner violence.

Employment

• St. John's Research Institute Doctoral Student
  2023 - Present

Education

• National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology
  2021 - 2022
• Christ University M.Sc. Psychology (Clinical)
  2018 - 2020

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (5)

• Adolescents’ Experiences of Parental Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of Qualitative Literature
  Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 2026 DOI: 10.1177/15248380251329488
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• Online Mental Health Peer-support Forums for Youth: An Exploratory Study on Stakeholder Perspectives
  Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 2026 DOI: 10.1177/02537176241265558
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• Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a combined motivational interviewing and behavioral couples therapy intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and alcohol use in south India
  PLOS One 2025 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0335332
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• Coming out of the desi closet: disclosure of same-sex sexuality in metropolitan-India
  Journal of LGBT Youth 2023 DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2021.1958121
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• COVID-19 Pandemic, Risk, and Blame Attributions: A Scoping Review
  Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 2022 DOI: 10.1177/02537176221091675
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