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Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS): Kavre, Bagmati, NP

2023-12 to present | Research Co-ordinator (Research Committee, KUSMS)
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Dr. Ajay Risal

Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences: Dhulikhel, Kavre, Bagmati, NP

2010-04 to present | Professor (Psychiatry)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Trondheim, NO

2013 to 2017 | PhD (Neuroscience)
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Kathmandu University: Dhulikhel, Bagmati, NP

2007 to 2010 | MD (Psychiatry)
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Tribhuvan University: Kathmandu, Bagmati, NP

1999 to 2004 | MBBS (Universal College of Medical Sciences)
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Professional activities (5)

Americal Psychiatric Association: USA, US

2016 to present | Associate (Psychiatry)
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Dr. Ajay Risal

Psychiatrists' Association of Nepal: Kathmandu, Bagmati, NP

2010 to present | Life (Psychiatry)
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Dr. Ajay Risal

Nepal Medical Council: Kathmandu, Bagmati, NP

2010 to present | Specialist (Psychiatry)
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Dr. Ajay Risal

Nepal Medical Association: Kathmandu, Bagmati, NP

2010 to present | Life (Psychiatry)
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President of Nepal: Kathmandu, Bagmati, NP

2018-09 | Nepal Vidhya Bhushan 'ka' (Ministry of Education)
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Works (17)

Mental Health among the Elderly in Nepal: Special Emphasis on Depression

OBM Geriatrics
2024-02-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Ajay Risal; Dipak Kunwar; Barsha Shrestha
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Mental Health among the Elderly in Nepal: Special Emphasis on Depression

OBM Geriatrics
2024-02-08 | Journal article | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Dr. Ajay Risal
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Dr. Ajay Risal

Burden among caregivers of geriatric people in Kavrepalanchok district, Nepal

Journal of Kathmandu Medical College
2021-12-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Nirmala Manandhar; Sophiya Shrestha; Ajay Risal; Dipak Kunwar; Kedar Manandhar
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If headache has any association with hypertension, it is negative. Evidence from a population-based study in Nepal

Cephalalgia
2021-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Kedar Manandhar; Ajay Risal; Rajendra Koju; Mattias Linde; Timothy J Steiner
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Mental health education in undergraduate medical curricula across Nepalese universities

BMC Medical Education
2021-05-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1472-6920
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Dr. Ajay Risal

COVID-19: Mental Health Matters

Kathmandu University Medical Journal
2021-04-11 | Journal article
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Dr. Ajay Risal

Adapting World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 for Nepal

BMC Psychology
2021-03-17 | Journal article
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Impact of Service User Video Presentations on Explicit and Implicit Stigma toward Mental Illness among Medical Students in Nepal: A Randomized Controlled Trial

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-02-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Cori L. Tergesen; Dristy Gurung; Saraswati Dhungana; Ajay Risal; Prem Basel; Dipesh Tamrakar; Archana Amatya; Lawrence P. Park; Brandon A. Kohrt
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Impact of Service User Video Presentations on Explicit and Implicit Stigma toward Mental Illness among Medical Students in Nepal: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020-12-30 | Other
Contributors: Cori L. Tergesen; Dristy Gurung; Saraswati Dhungana; Ajay Risal; Prem Basel; Dipesh Tamrakar; Archana Amatya; Lawrence P. Park; Brandon A. Kohrt
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Quality of life and its predictors among aging people in urban and rural Nepal

Quality of Life Research
2020-12-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Ajay Risal; Sabina Manandhar; Kedar Manandhar; Nirmala Manandhar; Dipak Kunwar; Are Holen
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Anxiety and Depression During COVID-19 Pandemic Among Medical Students in Nepal

2020-10-15 | Other
Contributors: Ajay Risal; Shreeja Shikhrakar; Sachin Mishra; Dipak Kunwar; Eliza Karki; Barsha Shrestha; Shubekshya Khadka; Are Holen
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Prevalence of geriatric depression in the Kavre district, Nepal: Findings from a cross sectional community survey

BMC Psychiatry
2019-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Kedar Manandhar; Ajay Risal; Oshin Shrestha; Nirmala Manandhar; Dipak Kunwar; Rajendra Koju; Are Holen
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Nepali Version of Geriatric Depression Scale-15 – A Reliability and Validation Study

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
2019-10 | Journal article
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Dr. Ajay Risal

Prevalence of geriatric depression in the Kavre district, Nepal: Findings from a cross sectional community survey

2019-10-01 | Preprint
Contributors: Kedar Manandhar; Ajay Risal; Oshin Shrestha; Nirmala Manandhar; Dipak Kunwar; Rajendra Koju; Are Holen
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Prevalence of geriatric depression in the Kavre district, Nepal: Findings from a cross sectional community survey

2019-10-01 | Preprint
Contributors: Kedar Manandhar; Ajay Risal; Oshin Shrestha; Nirmala Manandhar; Dipak Kunwar; Rajendra Koju; Are Holen
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Prevalence of geriatric depression in the Kavre district, Nepal: Findings from a cross sectional community survey

2019-10-01 | Preprint
Contributors: Kedar Manandhar; Ajay Risal; Oshin Shrestha; Nirmala Manandhar; Dipak Kunwar; Rajendra Koju; Are Holen
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Prevalence of geriatric depression in Kavre district, Nepal: Findings from a cross sectional community survey

2019-07-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Kedar Manandhar; Ajay Risal; Oshin Shrestha; Nirmala Manandhar; Dipak Kunwar; Rajendra Koju; Are Holen
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Peer review (16 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

Review activity for BMC psychiatry (1)
Review activity for BMC psychology. (6)
Review activity for Current psychology : (2)
Review activity for F1000Research. (1)
Review activity for Globalization and health. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (2)
Review activity for Social psychiatry and psychiatric epedemiology. (2)
Review activity for World journal of surgical oncology (1)