Publications List
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1. Saraf G, Paul I, Viswanath B, Narayanaswamy JC, Math SB, Reddy YCJ. Bipolar disorder comorbidity in patients with a primary diagnosis of OCD. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2017 Mar;21(1):70–4.
2. Kashyap H, Kumar JK, Kandavel T, Reddy YCJ. Relationships between neuropsychological variables and factor-analysed symptom dimensions in obsessive compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res. 2017 Mar;249:58–64.
3. Kalyani BG, Hegde A, Arumugham SS, Narayanaswamy JC, Math SB, Reddy YCJ. Is Ondansetron Augmentation Effective in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2017 Jun;37(3):380–1.
4. Janardhan Reddy YC, Sundar AS, Narayanaswamy JC, Math SB. Clinical practice guidelines for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Indian J Psychiatry. 2017 Jan;59(Suppl 1):S74–S90.
5. Hegde A, Kalyani BG, Arumugham SS, Narayanaswamy JC, Math SB, Reddy YCJ. Aripiprazole augmentation in highly treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder – experience from a specialty clinic in India. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2017 Mar;21(1):67–9.
6. Brakoulias V, Starcevic V, Belloch A, Brown C, Ferrao YA, Fontenelle LF, Reddy YCJ, et al. Comorbidity, age of onset and suicidality in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): An international collaboration. Compr Psychiatry. 2017 Apr 12;76:79–86.
7. Stein DJ, Kogan CS, Atmaca M, Fineberg NA, Fontenelle LF, Grant JE, Reddy YCJ, et al. The classification of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in the ICD-11. J Affect Disord. 2016 Jan 15;190:663–74.
8. Narayanaswamy JC, Jose D, Kalmady SV, Agarwal SM, Venkatasubramanian G, Janardhan Reddy YC. Cerebellar volume deficits in medication-naïve obsessive compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res. 2016 Aug 30;254:164–8.
9. Kumar A, Sharma MP, Narayanaswamy JC, Kandavel T, Janardhan Reddy YC. Efficacy of mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy in patients with predominant obsessions. Indian J Psychiatry. 2016 Dec;58(4):366–71.
10. Hegde A, Ravi M, V S S, Arumugham SS, Thirthalli J, Janardhan Reddy YC. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over Presupplementary Motor Area May Not Be Helpful in Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Case Series. J ECT. 2016 Jun;32(2):139–42.
11. Hazari N, Narayanaswamy JC, Chhabra H, Bose A, Venkatasubramanian G, Reddy YCJ. Response to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in a Case of Episodic Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. J ECT. 2016 Jun;32(2):144–6.
12. Hazari N, Narayanaswamy JC, Arumugham SS. Predictors of response to serotonin reuptake inhibitors in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Expert Rev Neurother. 2016 Oct;16(10):1175–91.
13. Brakoulias V, Starcevic V, Belloch A, Dell’Osso L, Ferrão YA, Fontenelle LF, et al. International prescribing practices in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Hum Psychopharmacol. 2016 Jul;31(4):319–24.
14. Shashidhara M, Sushma BR, Viswanath B, Math SB, Janardhan Reddy YC. Comorbid obsessive compulsive disorder in patients with bipolar-I disorder. J Affect Disord. 2015 Mar 15;174:367–71.
15. Sharma E, Sundar AS, Thennarasu K, Reddy YCJ. Is late-onset OCD a distinct phenotype? Findings from a comparative analysis of “age at onset” groups. CNS Spectr. 2015 Oct;20(5):508–14.
16. Rao NP, Arasappa R, Reddy NN, Venkatasubramanian G, Reddy Y C J. Lateralisation abnormalities in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a line bisection study. Acta Neuropsychiatr. 2015 Aug;27(4):242–7.
17. Narayanaswamy JC, Jose D, Kalmady SV, Venkatasubramanian G, Reddy YCJ. Pituitary volume in medication-naïve adults with obsessive compulsive disorder. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2015;27(2):e97–99.
18. Narayanaswamy JC, Jose D, Chhabra H, Agarwal SM, Shrinivasa B, Hegde A, et al. Successful Application of Add-on Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Treatment of SSRI Resistant OCD. Brain Stimul. 2015 Jun;8(3):655–7.
19. Kashyap H, Kumar JK, Kandavel T, Reddy YCJ. The dysfunctional inner mirror: poor insight in obsessive-compulsive disorder, contributions to heterogeneity and outcome. CNS Spectr. 2015 Oct;20(5):460–2.
20. Jose D, Narayanaswamy JC, Agarwal SM, Kalmady SV, Venkatasubramanian G, Reddy YCJ. Corpus callosum abnormalities in medication-naïve adult patients with obsessive compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res. 2015 Mar 30;231(3):341–5.
21. Jayarajan RN, Agarwal SM, Viswanath B, Kalmady SV, Venkatasubramanian G, Srinath S, et al. A Voxel Based Morphometry Study of Brain Gray Matter Volumes in Juvenile Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015;24(2):84–91.
22. Jaisoorya TS, Janardhan Reddy YC, Thennarasu K, Beena KV, Beena M, Jose DC. An epidemological study of obsessive compulsive disorder in adolescents from India. Compr Psychiatry. 2015 Aug;61:106–14.
23. Devi S, Rao NP, Badamath S, Chandrashekhar CR, Janardhan Reddy YC. Prevalence and clinical correlates of obsessive-compulsive disorder in schizophrenia. Compr Psychiatry. 2015 Jan;56:141–8.
24. Cordeiro T, Sharma MP, Thennarasu K, Reddy YCJ. Symptom Dimensions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive Beliefs. Indian J Psychol Med. 2015 Dec;37(4):403–8.
25. Simpson HB, Reddy YCJ. Obsessive-compulsive disorder for ICD-11: proposed changes to the diagnostic guidelines and specifiers. Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2014;36 Suppl 1:3–13.
26. Sharma E, Thennarasu K, Reddy YCJ. Long-term outcome of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults: a meta-analysis. J Clin Psychiatry. 2014 Sep;75(9):1019–27.
27. Narayanaswamy JC, Viswanath B, Cherian AV, Math SB, Reddy YCJ. Venlafaxine in treatment resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014;26(3):E44–45.
28. Narayanaswamy JC, Kalmady SV, Cherian AV, Venkatasubramanian G, Reddy JYC. Neuroanatomical correlates of naturalistic long-term outcome of obsessive-compulsive disorder treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2014 Apr;34(2):282–5.
29. Grant JE, Atmaca M, Fineberg NA, Fontenelle LF, Matsunaga H, Janardhan Reddy YC, et al. Impulse control disorders and “behavioural addictions” in the ICD-11. World Psychiatry. 2014 Jun;13(2):125–7.
30. Cherian AV, Pandian D, Bada Math S, Kandavel T, Janardhan Reddy YC. Family accommodation of obsessional symptoms and naturalistic outcome of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res. 2014 Feb 28;215(2):372–8.
31. Cherian AV, Narayanaswamy JC, Viswanath B, Guru N, George CM, Bada Math S, et al. Gender differences in obsessive-compulsive disorder: findings from a large Indian sample. Asian J Psychiatr. 2014 Jun;9:17–21.
32. Cherian AV, Math SB, Kandavel T, Reddy YCJ. A 5-year prospective follow-up study of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder treated with serotonin reuptake inhibitors. J Affect Disord. 2014 Jan;152-154:387–94.
33. Arumugham SS, Reddy YCJ. Commonly asked questions in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Expert Rev Neurother. 2014 Feb;14(2):151–63.
34. Arumugham SS, Cherian AV, Baruah U, Viswanath B, Narayanaswamy JC, Math SB, et al. Comparison of clinical characteristics of familial and sporadic obsessive-compulsive disorder. Compr Psychiatry. 2014 Oct;55(7):1520–5.
35. Viswanath B, Taj M J RJ, Purushottam M, Kandavel T, Shetty PH, Reddy YCJ, et al. No association between DRD4 gene and SRI treatment response in obsessive compulsive disorder: need for a novel approach. Asian J Psychiatr. 2013 Aug;6(4):347–8.
36. Taj M J RJ, Viswanath B, Purushottam M, Kandavel T, Janardhan Reddy YC, Jain S. DRD4 gene and obsessive compulsive disorder: do symptom dimensions have specific genetic correlates? Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Mar 5;41:18–23.
37. Roopesh BN, Janardhan Reddy YC, Mukundan CR. Neuropsychological deficits in drug naïve, non-depressed obsessive-compulsive disorder patients. Asian J Psychiatr. 2013 Apr;6(2):162–70.
38. Rao NP, Reddy MS, Reddy JYC. Is there a Role for Immunological Mechanisms in Etiopathogenesis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Indian J Psychol Med. 2013 Jan;35(1):1–3.
39. Narayanaswamy JC, Jose D, Kalmady S, Venkatasubramanian G, Reddy YCJ. Clinical correlates of nucleus accumbens volume in drug-naive, adult patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2013 Oct;47(10):930–7.
40. Kashyap H, Kumar JK, Kandavel T, Reddy YCJ. Neuropsychological functioning in obsessive-compulsive disorder: are executive functions the key deficit? Compr Psychiatry. 2013 Jul;54(5):533–40.
41. Arumugham SS, Reddy JYC. Augmentation strategies in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Expert Rev Neurother. 2013 Feb;13(2):187–202; quiz 203.
42. Agarwal SM, Jose D, Baruah U, Shivakumar V, Kalmady SV, Venkatasubramanian G, et al. Neurohemodynamic Correlates of Washing Symptoms in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: A Pilot fMRI Study Using Symptom Provocation Paradigm. Indian J Psychol Med. 2013 Jan;35(1):67–74.
43. Viswanath B, Narayanaswamy JC, Rajkumar RP, Cherian AV, Kandavel T, Math SB, et al. Impact of depressive and anxiety disorder comorbidity on the clinical expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Compr Psychiatry. 2012 Aug;53(6):775–82.
44. Venkatasubramanian G, Zutshi A, Jindal S, Srikanth SG, Kovoor JME, Kumar JK, et al. Comprehensive evaluation of cortical structure abnormalities in drug-naïve, adult patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a surface-based morphometry study. J Psychiatr Res. 2012 Sep;46(9):1161–8.
45. Saraf G, Viswanath B, Narayanaswamy JC, Math SB, Reddy YCJ. Obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with sickle β-thalassemia: a genetic link? Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2012 Oct;66(6):537.
46. Raveendranathan D, Srinivasaraju R, Ratheesh A, Math SB, Reddy YCJ. Treatment-refractory OCD responding to maintenance electroconvulsive therapy. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2012;24(2):E16–17.
47. Narayanaswamy JC, Viswanath B, Veshnal Cherian A, Bada Math S, Kandavel T, Janardhan Reddy YC. Impact of age of onset of illness on clinical phenotype in OCD. Psychiatry Res. 2012 Dec 30;200(2-3):554–9.
48. Kashyap H, Kumar JK, Kandavel T, Reddy YCJ. Neuropsychological correlates of insight in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2012 Aug;126(2):106–14.
49. Jayarajan RN, Venkatasubramanian G, Viswanath B, Janardhan Reddy YC, Srinath S, Vasudev MK, et al. White matter abnormalities in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a diffusion tensor imaging study. Depress Anxiety. 2012 Sep;29(9):780–8.
50. Fontenelle LF. New neuropsychological data might help build a model of poor insight in obsessive-compulsive disorder: an editorial comment to Kashyap H, Kumar K, Kandavel T, Janardhan Reddy Yc. “neuropsychological correlates of insight in obsessive-compulsive disorder” (1). Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2012 Aug;126(2):83–4.
51. Cherian AV, Narayanaswamy JC, Srinivasaraju R, Viswanath B, Math SB, Kandavel T, et al. Does insight have specific correlation with symptom dimensions in OCD? J Affect Disord. 2012 May;138(3):352–9.
52. Chakraborty V, Cherian AV, Math SB, Venkatasubramanian G, Thennarasu K, Mataix-Cols D, et al. Clinically significant hoarding in obsessive-compulsive disorder: results from an Indian study. Compr Psychiatry. 2012 Nov;53(8):1153–60.
53. Viswanath B, Narayanaswamy JC, Cherian AV, Reddy YCJ, Math SB. Is familial obsessive-compulsive disorder different from sporadic obsessive-compulsive disorder? A comparison of clinical characteristics, comorbidity and treatment response. Psychopathology. 2011;44(2):83–9.
54. Mahasuar R, Janardhan Reddy YC, Math SB. Obsessive-compulsive disorder with and without bipolar disorder. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2011 Aug;65(5):423–33.
55. Krishna R, Udupa S, George CM, Kumar KJ, Viswanath B, Kandavel T, et al. Neuropsychological performance in OCD: a study in medication-naïve patients. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2011 Dec 1;35(8):1969–76.
56. Anand N, Sudhir PM, Math SB, Thennarasu K, Janardhan Reddy YC. Cognitive behavior therapy in medication non-responders with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a prospective 1-year follow-up study. J Anxiety Disord. 2011 Oct;25(7):939–45.
57. Reddy YCJ, Rao NP, Khanna S. An overview of Indian research in obsessive compulsive disorder. Indian J Psychiatry. 2010 Jan;52(Suppl 1):S200–209.
58. Reddy YCJ, Alur AM, Manjunath S, Kandavel T, Math SB. Long-term follow-up study of patients with serotonin reuptake inhibitor-nonresponsive obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2010 Jun;30(3):267–72.
59. Rao NP, Arasappa R, Reddy NN, Venkatasubramanian G, Reddy YCJ. Emotional interference in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a neuropsychological study using optimized emotional Stroop test. Psychiatry Res. 2010 Dec 30;180(2-3):99–104.
60. Viswanath B, Janardhan Reddy YC, Kumar KJ, Kandavel T, Chandrashekar CR. Cognitive endophenotypes in OCD: a study of unaffected siblings of probands with familial OCD. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Jun 15;33(4):610–5.
61. Maikandaan CJ, Anand N, Math SB, Reddy YCJ. Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in a mentally challenged adult: a case report. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2009;11(3):126–7.
62. Jaisoorya TS, Reddy YCJ, Srinath S, Thennarasu K. Sex differences in Indian patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Compr Psychiatry. 2009 Feb;50(1):70–5.
63. Rao NP, Reddy YCJ, Kumar KJ, Kandavel T, Chandrashekar CR. Are neuropsychological deficits trait markers in OCD? Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2008 Aug 1;32(6):1574–9.
64. Rajkumar RP, Reddy YCJ, Kandavel T. Clinical profile of “schizo-obsessive” disorder: a comparative study. Compr Psychiatry. 2008 Jun;49(3):262–8.
65. Jaisoorya TS, Reddy YCJ, Srinath S, Thennarasu K. Obsessive-compulsive disorder with and without tic disorder: a comparative study from India. CNS Spectr. 2008 Aug;13(8):705–11.
66. Gururaj GP, Math SB, Reddy JYC, Chandrashekar CR. Family burden, quality of life and disability in obsessive compulsive disorder: an Indian perspective. J Postgrad Med. 2008 Jun;54(2):91–7.
67. Zutshi A, Math SB, Reddy YCJ. Escitalopram in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case series. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2007;9(6):466–7.
68. Zutshi A, Kamath P, Reddy YCJ. Bipolar and nonbipolar obsessive-compulsive disorder: a clinical exploration. Compr Psychiatry. 2007 Jun;48(3):245–51.
69. Math SB, Thoduguli J, Janardhan Reddy YC, Manoj PN, Zutshi A, Rajkumar RP, et al. A 5-year course of predominantly obsessive vs. mixed subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Indian J Psychiatry. 2007 Oct;49(4):250–5.
70. Math SB, Janardhan Reddy YC. Issues in the pharmacological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Int J Clin Pract. 2007 Jul;61(7):1188–97.
71. Kamath P, Reddy YCJ, Kandavel T. Suicidal behavior in obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Nov;68(11):1741–50.
72. Ashfaq-U-Rahaman null, Janardhan Reddy YC, Prabhavathi null, Pal PK. Obsessive compulsive disorder in adults with rheumatic heart disease. Acta Neuropsychiatr. 2007 Apr;19(2):118–21.
73. Shetti CN, Reddy YCJ, Kandavel T, Kashyap K, Singisetti S, Hiremath AS, et al. Clinical predictors of drug nonresponse in obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2005 Dec;66(12):1517–23.
74. Reddy YCJ, D’Souza SM, Shetti C, Kandavel T, Deshpande S, Badamath S, et al. An 11- to 13-year follow-up of 75 subjects with obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2005 Jun;66(6):744–9.
75. Harbishettar V, Pal PK, Janardhan Reddy YC, Thennarasu K. Is there a relationship between Parkinson’s disease and obsessive-compulsive disorder? Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2005 Mar;11(2):85–8.
76. Bhattacharyya S, Reddy YCJ, Khanna S. Depressive and anxiety disorder comorbidity in obsessive compulsive disorder. Psychopathology. 2005 Dec;38(6):315–9.
77. Bhattacharyya S, Prasanna CLN, Khanna S, Janardhan Reddy YC, Sheshadri S. A family genetic study of clinical subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatr Genet. 2005 Sep;15(3):175–80.
78. Ravi Kishore V, Samar R, Janardhan Reddy YC, Chandrasekhar CR, Thennarasu K. Clinical characteristics and treatment response in poor and good insight obsessive-compulsive disorder. Eur Psychiatry. 2004 Jun;19(4):202–8.
79. Reddy YCJ, Srinath S, Prakash HM, Girimaji SC, Sheshadri SP, Khanna S, et al. A follow-up study of juvenile obsessive-compulsive disorder from India. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2003 Jun;107(6):457–64.
80. Jaisoorya TS, Reddy YCJ, Srinath S. The relationship of obsessive-compulsive disorder to putative spectrum disorders: results from an Indian study. Compr Psychiatry. 2003 Aug;44(4):317–23.
81. Jaisoorya TS, Janardhan Reddy YC, Srinath S. Is juvenile obsessive-compulsive disorder a developmental subtype of the disorder? Findings from an Indian study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2003 Dec;12(6):290–7.
82. Fineberg NA, O’Doherty C, Rajagopal S, Reddy K, Banks A, Gale TM. How common is obsessive-compulsive disorder in a dermatology outpatient clinic? J Clin Psychiatry. 2003 Feb;64(2):152–5.
83. Reddy PS, Reddy YC, Srinath S, Khanna S, Sheshadri SP, Girimaji SR. A family study of juvenile obsessive-compulsive disorder. Can J Psychiatry. 2001 May;46(4):346–51.
84. Khanna S, John JP, Reddy LP. Neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to mCPP in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2001 Feb;26(2):209–23.
85. Reddy YC, Reddy PS, Srinath S, Khanna S, Sheshadri SP, Girimaji SC. Comorbidity in juvenile obsessive-compulsive disorder: a report from India. Can J Psychiatry. 2000 Apr;45(3):274–8.
86. Khanna S, Reddy PL, Subhash MN, Rama Rao BS, Channabasavanna SM. Multiple endocrine responses to clonidine in obsessive compulsive disorder. Indian J Psychiatry. 1992 Jul;34(3):264–72.
87. Jaisoorya TS, Y. C. Janardhan Reddy, B. Sivasankaran Nair, Anjana Rani, Priya G. Menon, M. Revamma, C. R. Jeevan, K. S. Radhakrishnan, Vineetha Jose, K. Thennarasu. Prevalence and correlates of obsessive‑compulsive disorder and subthreshold obsessive‑compulsive disorder among college students in Kerala, India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2017: 59 (1), 56-62