Dr. Umesh Thonse

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Teaching, Clinical work, 中国体育彩票app下载?

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MSW, Mphil, Ph.D Psychiatric Social Work Kasturba Medical College 中国体育彩票app下载, MAHE June 2019

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
KMC,中国体育彩票app下载 Assistant Professor September 2019 to till date
NIMHANS Bengaluru Senior 中国体育彩票app下载 Fellow 2018- 2019
KMC, 中国体育彩票app下载 Junior 中国体育彩票app下载 Fellow 2013-2015
Hombelaku Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center 中国体育彩票app下载 Psychiatric Social worker 2012-2013

Modification and demonstration of efficacy of existing module for affect recognition training in schizophrenia

Principal Investigator: Umesh Thonse

Co-Investigator: 

Dr.Rishikesh Behere, Dr.PSVN Sharma, Dr.Nicole Frommann, Dr. Samir Kumar Praharaj

Funding Agencies: ICSSR

This is the first description of a social cognition intervention program applicable to the Indian setting. This Indian version highlights the cultural sensibilities that need to be taken into consideration in designing social cognition intervention programs. This study found significant improvement in facial emotion recognition abilities in people with schizophrenia in Intervention group.

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Psychiatric social work intervention in people mental illness

Area of Expertise

Family Therapy, Community mental health

Area of 中国体育彩票app下载

Social Cognition

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Association of Psychiatric social work Professional and Indian Society of Professional?Social Work.