Shaji KS

About

• Started his medical career in 1982 as Research Officer in the Multicenter ICMR study on “ Phenomenology and Natural History of Acute Psychosis” at Christian Medical College(CMC) Vellore, Tamil Nadu ,India.
• Had Post-graduate training in Psychiatry (DPM 1985 & MD 1987) at CMC Vellore and worked there as Lecturer till 1991
• Joined Government Medical College (GMC) Thrissur in 1991.Was Professor and Head of the Department for more than a decade till retirement in May 2020
• Was active in community mental health research and service development during his career as a medical teacher
• Scaling up of dementia care services through outreach services was made possible in Thrissur District through community-based research and engagement with the Local Self Government.
• Took the initiative to build research capacity among the faculty and trainees of GMC Thrissur. Was the Chairman of the Institutional Research Committee and also member of the Institutional Ethics committee for many years.
• Is a recognized PhD Guide at Kerala University of Health Sciences and had supervised many Postgraduate trainees in research.
• Was the National Chairman of the Geriatric Psychiatry Specialty Section of Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) and currently is the National Chairman of the Community Psychiatry Specialty Section of IPS
• Was the Associate Editor of two PubMed Indexed Journals (Indian Journal of Psychiatry & Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine)
• Was the Guest Editor of a Special Supplement on Dementia brought out by the Indian Journal of Psychiatry in 2009
• Was the President of Indian Association of Geriatric Mental Health, a multidisciplinary organization affiliated to International Psychogeriatric Association
• Received awards /fellowship from National Academy of Medical Sciences as well as Indian Council of Medical Research for contributions in the field of Dementia Research in India
• Is a member of 10/66 Dementia Research Group since its inception in 1998 https://1066.alzint.org/

• Had assisted the WHO in development of the “Dementia Module” of the mhGAP Intervention Guide https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241549790
Joined the Kerala University of Health Sciences ,Thrissur,Kerala as the Dean (Research) in December 2020 and is in charge of the PhD program there. Is actively engaged in research capacity building and public health research
• Interacts with the State Government in Kerala and Local Self Governments and advise on matters related to development of services for the aging population.

Employment

• Kerala University of Health Sciences Dean Reaearch
  2020 - Present
• Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute Professor
  2020 - 2020
• Govt. Medical College ,Thrissur Professor
  1991 - 2020

Education

• Christian Medical College & Hospital MD
  1985 - 1987
• Christian Medical College & Hospital DPM
  1983 - 1985

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (63)

• Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
  Nature communications 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56910-x
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• Translation and Validation of the Malayalam Version of the Subjective Happiness Scale.
  Social indicators research 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11205-024-03448-y
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• Validation of a Malayalam Version of the Apathy Evaluation Scale.
  Indian journal of psychological medicine 2024 DOI: 10.1177/02537176241276749
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• Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
  The Lancet. Neurology 2024 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00038-3
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• Epidemiology of Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome in the Kerala Einstein Study: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study.
  JMIR research protocols 2023 DOI: 10.2196/49933
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• Indian Psychiatric Society multicentre study: Diagnostic patterns, comorbidity and prescription practices for patients with Dementia.
  Indian journal of psychiatry 2023 DOI: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_736_21
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• Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
  The Lancet. Public health 2022 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(21)00249-8
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• Assessment of Dementia Under Prevailing Indian Laws and Its Implications.
  Indian journal of psychological medicine 2021 DOI: 10.1177/02537176211023272
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• Supporting Home-Based Dementia Care
  Dementia Care 2021 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-3864-0_10
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• Cultural adaptation of Alzheimer's disease assessment scale-cognitive subscale for use in India and validation of the Tamil version for South Indian population.
  Aging & mental health 2021 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1875192
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