MK
Murali Krishna
Indian Institute of Public Health Bangalore, Centre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, University of Southampton, University of Sheffield, Institute of Public Health Bengaluru
0000-0002-5354-9027
About
I am a UK trained psychiatrist with specific training and nearly 20 years of clinical expertise in management of mental disorders across inpatient, outpatient and community settings among both working age and later in life. I am trained in delivering cognitive behavioural therapy and cognitive stimulation therapies. I have set up and delivered dementia care services in the UK and India. I have expertise in conducting epidemiology studies, health systems, translational and implementation research mental health in low and middle income countries through which I have contributed to capacity and capability building in mental health research.
Employment
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Indian Institute of Public Health Bangalore Senior Research Fellow2026 - Present
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Centre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science Senior Clinician Scientist2024 - Present
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Institute of Public Health Bengaluru Professor and Program Head2024 - Present
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Viveka Hospital Senior Research Fellow Consultant Psychiatrist2023 - 2024
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Bangor University Senior Research Fellows2018 - 2022
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CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital Consultant Psychiatrist and Welcome Research Fellow2011 - 2017
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age and Adult Psychiatry2007 - 2011
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Mersey Deanery, Liverpool, UK Higher Specialist Training in Adult and Old Age Psychiatry2004 - 2007
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Cambridge and Mersey Deanery, Liverpool, UK Basic Specialist Training in Psychiatry2000 - 2004
Education
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University of Southampton PhD? - 2019
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University of Southampton MPhil? - 2017
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University of Sheffield MSc? - 2011
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Royal College of Psychiatrists CCST? - 2007
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Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych? - 2003
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University of Mysore MBBS? - 1999
Projects & Funding
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Development and integration of digital tools for diagnosis of dementia in low resource settings Boston Foundation of India2025 - 2030
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Leveraging Digital Tools for Neurodevelopmental Assessments to address inequity in brain health (Levante) Jacobs Foundation India2025 - 2030
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Integrating Geriatric Mental in Primary Health Care Systems in Urban Slums in India Thought Works2025 - 2026
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Systems Approach for MAnagement of self-harm by integrating Surveillance with mental health Training in general Hospitals in South India (SAMASTH) Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance2024 - 2029
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A global epidemiology of cognitive impairment and dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders: the COSMIC Collaboration National Institute of Health2024 - 2029
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Development and validation of culturally appropriate digital battery of cognitive tests in India. University of Boston Boston India Seed Grant2022 - 2024
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Development of a psychosocial framework for mental health promotion of Dalit children and their families. University of Chester2020 - 2021
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Size at birth and cognitive function among rural adolescents in south India Global Health Equity Scholars, University of Berkely, US2019 - 2021
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A pilot study to develop SenseCog-Asia Intervention in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh University of Manchester2019 - 2022
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Development and cultural adaptation of Strategies for Relatives with Dementia (START-India) GCR Intramural funding from University College London2019 - 2021
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Development and validation of a mobile application for diagnosis of dementia in India. Department of Science and Technology of India2019 - 2021
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Implementation Research of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in India, Brazil and Tanzania (CST-International) Indian Council of Medical Research2018 - 2021
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A cohort study on the effect of prenatal exposure to maternal cortisol and psychological distress on child development in Bengaluru, southern India Wellcome Trust/Department of Biotechnology India Alliance2018 - 2019
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A cohort study on the effect of prenatal exposure to maternal cortisol and psychological distress on child development in Bengaluru, southern India Wellcome Trust/Department of Biotechnology India Alliance2018 - 2020
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Early life factors for brain resilience and cognitive ageing UK Research and Innovation2018 - 2019
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Building Capacity for Mental Health Research in India and Pakistan. South Asia Self-Harm Initiatives Global Challenges Research Fund and Royal Colleges UK2017 - 2021
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Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN) Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Department of Biotechnology, India; Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative2017 - 2027
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Life course programming of stress responses in adolescents and young adults in India Wellcome Trust/Department of Biotechnology India Alliance2017 - 2021
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Development of Battery for Cognitive Communication – Kannada (BCC-K) Indian Council of Medical Research2016 - 2017
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A Consortium study on Vulnerability to Externalising Disorders and Addictions c-VEDA Council of Medical Research of India2016 - 2020
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Training general hospital doctors in mental health management of survivors of deliberate self-harm THET Health Partnership Scheme UK2015 - 2016
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An Indo-Canadian Cross-Cultural Qualitative Study on Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry2015 - 2016
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Mental health assessment and treatment interventions following suicide attempts in Southern India THET Health Partnership Scheme UK2014 - 2016
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Health Partnership Scheme (HPS) between Edge Hill University and CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, India. Enhancing the role of nurses and allied health professionals in the delivery of mental health services at Mysore Tropical Health and Education Trust2012 - 2014
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Mental health research study investigating staff attitudes and knowledge base of suicide and deliberate self-harm, Mysore, India Edgehill University FOHSC grant2012 - 2014
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Size at birth and cognition in late life: A lifecourse epidemiology study of the Mysore Birth Records Cohort. DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance2012 - 2017
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Impact of postnatal depression on mother and infant relationship in rural south India University of Berkely
Publications (42)
- Examining the impact of maternal experiences of domestic violence on the mental health of their adolescent children in India. Save
- Revised Diagnostic Criteria for Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia-The VasCog-2-WSO Criteria. Save
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences of Self-Harm and Suicide in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Save
- Exploring misclassification of injury intent: A burn register study. Save
- Childhood adversities characterize the heterogeneity in the brain pattern of individuals during neurodevelopment. Save
- Development of an electronic burns register: Digitisation of routinely collected hospital data for global burns surveillance. Save
- Parental history of dementia and the risk of dementia: A cross-sectional analysis of a global collaborative study. Save
- Neurocognitive Analysis of Low-level Arsenic Exposure and Executive Function Mediated by Brain Anomalies Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in India. Save
- Establishing Self-Harm Registers: The Role of Process Mapping to Improve Quality of Surveillance Data Globally. Save
- Growth trajectories for executive and social cognitive abilities in an Indian population sample: Impact of demographic and psychosocial determinants. Save