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Dr Priya Thomas

Additional Professor, NIMHANS

Bio

Dr Priya is an Additional Professor of Psychiatric Social Work at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).  She leads the psychosocial care services for the neurologically ill and is involved in clinical, teaching and research activities. In NIMHANS, she essentially concentrates her clinical expertise in psychiatric social work and social science research with the persons living with various neurological illness and their families and work extensively with neurodegenerative disorders including dementia and movement disorders. She is interested in the social contexts that define people’s experiences and the complex social networks that influence psychological wellbeing across the life span.

Dr Priya coordinates the one-of-its kind neuropalliative care services in the public health care system in NIMHANS and is interested to develop psychosocial care models for various neuropsychiatric conditions.  She is a Commonwealth Scholar- India for Dementia Studies Programme and undertakes qualitative research with the group she is working with. She is interested to explore further the complexity inherent in multiple perspectives of dementia caregiving in collectivistic societies across the world and solutions that can work in this context.

 

Key Publications

  1. Priya Treesa Thomas, ,Rajagopalan J, Hurzuk S, Ramasamy N, Pattabiraman M, De Poli C, Lorenz-Dant K, Comas-Herrera A, Alladi S.  (2023)  Pathways to care for people with dementia in India: An exploratory study using case vignettes. Dementia (London, England) 2023 Aug 7;23:493-511
  2. Priya Treesa Thomas, Warrier, M. G., Arun, S., Bhuvaneshwari, B., Vengalil, S., Nashi, S., ... & Nalini, A. (2022). An individualised psychosocial intervention program for persons with MND/ALS and their families in low resource settings. Chronic illness. Apr 25;19:458-471
  3. Kumar, D., Priya Treesa Thomas., Kumar, G. S., M, A., Sahoo, S. K., Sadasivan, A., … Nalini, A. (2024). The struggle to belong: a qualitative exploration of challenges in social spaces faced by children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy attending neuromuscular disorders clinic. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2394642
  4. Zacharias L, Priya Treesa Thomas, Warrier MG, Yadav R, Alladi S, Nalini A, et al. Neuropalliative Care Needs Checklist for Motor Neuron Disease and Parkinson’s Disease: A Biopsychosocial Approach. Indian J Palliat Care 2024;30:232-8. doi: 10.25259/IJPC_181_2023
  5. Priya Treesa Thomas, Kumar, Gargi S.; Baby, Priya; Vengalil, Seena; Srijithesh, P. R.; Yamini, B. K.; Netravathi, M; Yadav, Ravi; Pandian, R. Dhanasekhara; Gupta, Anupam; Alladi, Suvarna; Nalini, Atchayaram. Outpatient Neuropalliative Care Services in a Tertiary Hospital Setting. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 27(3):p 332-334, May–Jun 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_901_23
  6. Priya Treesa Thomas, Warrier, M., Sadasivan, A., Balasubramanium, B., Preethish-kumar, V., & Nashi, S. et al. (2018). Caregiver burden and quality of life of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in India. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 19(7-8), 606-610. 
  7. Baby P, John J, Priya Treesa Thomas. (2023) Neuropalliative nursing and home care model: Experience and evidence. Enfermeria clinica (English Edition) 2023 Sep 20;34:141-142Pubmed ID 37739182
  8. Arun, M, Priya Treesa Thomas,; Kamble, Nitish L., Yadav, Ravi; Pal, Pramod Kumar ( 2023) Disability Certification for Parkinson’s Disease in India: Challenges and the Way Forward. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 48(5):p 639-640, Sep–Oct 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_972_22
  9. Baruah U, Sharma P, Priya Treesa Thomas, Dhamija RK. (2023) Neuropalliative Care in India - Barriers, Challenges and Future Directions. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2023 Mar 17;26:107-111 Pubmed id: 37179665
  10. Rajagopalan, J., Arshad, F., Priya Treesa Thomas, Hoskeri, R. M., Nair, V. S., Hurzuk, S., Annam, H., ... & Alladi, S. (2022). Experiences of people with dementia and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: A mixed-methods study. Dementia, 21(1), 214-235.
  11. Rajagopalan, J., Arshad, F., Priya Treesa Thomas, Varghese, F., Hurzuk, S., Hoskeri, R. M., ... & Alladi, S. (2022). Cognition, Behavior, and Caregiver Stress in Dementia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Indian Perspective. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 51(1), 90-100.
  12. Zacharias, L., Priya Treesa Thomas, Warrier, M., Bhaskar, A., Nashi, S., & Vengalil, S. et al. (2020). Palliative Care Needs and Caregiver Burden in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Cross Sectional Study. Annals Of Indian Academy Of Neurology, 23(3), 313 - 317. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_304_19.
  13. Murthy MK, Priya Treesa Thomas, Dasgupta M. Potential for a comprehensive stroke education: Assessing awareness about stroke among community health workers - A qualitative study from Urban Bangalore, Karnataka, India. J Family Med Prim Care 2019;8: 2424-8.
  14. Warrier  M.,, Priya Treesa Thomas, Sadasivan A., Nashi, S., Vengalil, S., and Nalini A ( 2022) Development of Guidelines for Spouses Engaged in Home-Based Care of Persons With Motor Neuron Disease From Indian Context. Journal of Patient Experience Volume 9: 1-10
  15. Warrier, M., Sadasivan, A., Johnson, J., Vengalil, S., Nalini, A., & Priya Treesa Thomas. (2021). Integrated Home-Based Palliative Care in Motor Neuron Disease: A Case Report from Low- Middle Income Country. Journal Of Social Work In End-Of-Life & Palliative Care, 1-5. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2021.1938344.

Complete List of Published Work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Priya-Thomas-11/research

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