Dr. Abhijeet Singh

Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Social Work

Phone No. – +91 9835733008

Email – ap18.sbsfi@rru.ac.in; abhijeet.singh@rru.ac.in

Research Area – Scale constructions in Social Sciences, Quantitative Research majorly focussed on Internet Addiction, Behavioral Addictions & Substance Use Disorders, Caregiver Burden & Family Mental Health.

About Dr. Abhijeet Singh

Dr. Abhijeet Singh is an accomplished psychiatric social work professional and academician, currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Social Work at the School of Behavioral Sciences and Forensic Investigations, Rashtriya Raksha University, Dehgam, Gujarat.

He holds a Ph.D. in Psychiatric Social Work from LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health (affiliated to Gauhati University) and an M.Phil. in Psychiatric Social Work from the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi, where he was recognized as the Student of the Year. Additionally, he earned his Master of Social Work (MSW) with a specialization in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work from Dr. RML Avadh University, Ayodhay, U.P., where he was an Academic Gold Medalist.

Dr. Singh has extensive experience in psychosocial interventions for mental disorders, behavioral addiction management, and mental health research. His professional journey includes a tenure as the Drug Treatment Center (DTC) Coordinator at the Centre for Addiction Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi, where he actively contributed to research, awareness programs, the development of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials, NGO collaborations, and the training of M.Phil. trainees in addiction psychiatry.

Beyond academia and clinical practice, Dr. Singh has been an External Examiner for clinical viva-voce examinations at Raksha Shakti University, Ranchi and a Resource Person for state-level training on tobacco cessation under the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), Namkum, Ranchi. He has also been a key contributor to a training module for the mental well-being of leprosy patients, developed in collaboration with the Central Leprosy Division (CLD), National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), and the World Health Organization (WHO).

A prolific researcher, Dr. Singh has authored 30 research publications in esteemed journals, covering a wide array of topics, including psychosocial interventions, internet addiction, caregiver burden, and psychiatric social work methodologies. He has also contributed to several book chapters and has actively presented research papers at national and international conferences.

His academic excellence and contributions have been recognized with multiple accolades, including: Global Eminent Researcher (GER) Award 2024 for excellence in Psychiatric Social Work; International Best Researcher Award (IIRAC-2024); Best Scientific Paper Awards at the 38th and 37th Annual National Conferences of the Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW); Gold Medal in MSW and Student of the Year Award during his M.Phil. training at Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi.

Dr. Singh is a Life Member of the Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW) and the Association of Psychiatric Social Work Professionals (APSWP). His commitment to mental health research, education, and psychosocial interventions continues to make a significant impact in the field of psychiatric social work in India.

Academic qualifications
  • Ph. D. in Psychiatric Social Work at Department of Psychiatric Social Work, LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur:784001, Assam, India. (Affiliated to Guwahati University, Assam, India). Session 2018-21 (Awarded in May, 2022).
  • M. Phil. Psychiatric Social Work (Student of the Year) at Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Kanke, Ranchi: 834006, Jharkhand, India. (Affiliated to Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India). Session: 2016-18.
  • Master of Social Work (MSW) (Gold Medalist) (Specialization in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work) at Department of Social Work, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, Ayodhya:224001, Uttar Pradesh (In- campus) (Session: 2013-15).
  • Bachelors of Arts (English Literature), Department of English Literature, St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi:834001, Affiliated to Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand (Session: 2009-12).
Awards and Achievements
  • Recipient of the Global Eminent Researcher (GER) Award 2024 for excellence in the field of Psychiatric Social Work, 2024.
  • Recipient of ISSN International Research Awards and Congress (IIRAC-2024) for excellence in the field of Psychiatric Social Work (2024).
  • Best Scientific Paper Award at 38th Annual National Conference of Indian Society of Professional Social Work, organised by the Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi, India (March 2020).
  • Best Scientific Paper Award at 37th Annual National Conference of Indian Society of Professional Social Work, organised by the Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India (February 2019).
  • Student of the Year during Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Psychiatric Social Work (PSW), from Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Batch: 2016-18.
  • Gold Medal in Master of Social Work (MSW) from Dr. RML Avadh University, Faizabad, Ayodhya, U.P., India, Batch: 2013-15
Professional experiences
  1. Dr. Abhijeet Singh served as the Drug Treatment Center (DTC) Coordinator under the Drug De-addiction Programme (DDAP) at the Centre for Addiction Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, from June 1, 2022, to January 29, 2025. In this role, he actively contributed to research activities in addiction psychiatry, conducted awareness programs on substance use prevention, and developed Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials to enhance public awareness. He played a crucial role in liaison activities with NGOs, fostering community-based de-addiction services. Additionally, he was involved in teaching and supervising M.Phil. trainees posted in the drug de-addiction ward, providing them with hands-on training in addiction management and psychosocial interventions. Through his efforts, Dr. Singh significantly advanced research, education, and outreach programs in the field of addiction psychiatry.
  2. Supervisor of Tobacco Cessation Centre (TCC), Addictive Behaviour Clinic (ABC) at Centre for Addiction Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi.
  3. Coordinator for Community Outreach Programme at Centre for Addiction Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Kanke, Ranchi.
  4. External Examiner for conducting Clinical Viva-Voce Examinations at Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University, Ranchi
  5. Resource person for State Level Training on Tobacco Cessation conducted by the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) at the Institute of Public Health, Namkum, Ranchi.
  6. Expert Panelists and member of the Drafting committee from Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), contributing to the development of a training module aimed at promoting the mental well-being of leprosy patients, initiated by Central Leprosy Division (CLD) in collaboration with the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) and World Health Organization (WHO).
Professional memberships
  • Professional Life membership of Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW) LM-1117.
  • Professional Life membership Association of Psychiatric Social Work Professionals (APSWP) LM-047.
Workshops & Training programs
  • National Level Workshop on Construction Of Psychological Tools, organized by Psychologists’ Association of North East India (PANEI) and Department Of Clinical Psychology, Gauhati University Gauhati.
  • National Level Online Workshop on Construction Of Psychological Tools organized by National Psychological Corporation, Agra, In Academic Collaboration With Abhilashi University, Chail Chowk, Mandi (H.P.).
  • Conducted workshop on Supportive Psychotherapy at Department of Psychiatric Social Work, LGBRIMH, Tezpur:784001, Assam, India.
  • Resource person for State Level Training on Tobacco Cessation conducted by the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) at the Institute of Public Health, Namkum, Ranchi.
Consultancy & Extension services
  • Providing Psychosocial consultancy services at OPD/IPD (De-addiction Centre), Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi.
Expert Lecture and Paper Presentation
  • Paper presentation entitled Practice model of Clinical Social Work: An Update, at JASCON 2016, jointly organised by Indian Psychiatric Society (Jharkhand Chapter) and Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, March 2016.
  • Paper presentation entitled Role of NGOs in Sanitation Upgradation, organised by Department of Social Work, Lucknow University, 2014.
  • Paper Presentation entitled Spiritual Intelligence, peer relations, and well being among school going adolescents, jointly organised by Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW) and National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, February 2019.
  • Paper presentation entitled Therapeutic role of social work in Therapeutic community, jointly organised by Association of Medical and Psychiatric Social Work Professionals and All India Association of Medical Social Work Professionals, March 2017.
  • Paper presentation entitled Online gaming addiction and its correlation with Mental Health among Youth at Asia Pacific Joint Regional Conference, September 2019.
  • Paper presentation entitled Resilience among school going adolescents at International Conference of Wellbeing: Life span perspective and practice for sustainable practices, Gauhati, Assam, January 2019.
  • Paper presentation entitled: Loneliness, Social Support, Social Anxiety and Internet Addiction among post graduate college students jointly organised by Indian Society of Professional Social Work and National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), February 2019.
  • Paper presentation entitled Women Empowerment and Role of Social Work at K.S Saket University, Ayodhya, U.P., April 2014.
  • Paper presentation entitled Psychosocial Problems in Caregivers of Persons with Mental Illness: A Meta-Analysis Review at Department of Psychiatric Social Work Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) Pune, Maharashtra under theme Fields of Social Work: Challenges, Practice & Wellbeing., March 2021.
Research projects and Paper publication
National
  • Singh A, Shanbhag T (2025). Parental interference and marital stability: A scoping review of sociocultural influences on Indian families. Indian J Community Med. DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_470_24.
  • Singh A, Singh GK, Tripathi M (2025). Fragmented Minds and Fractured Bonds: Psychosocial Guide to healing with Border Line Traits in Dysfunctional Families. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, 16(1), 1-10.
  • Jain A, Singh A, Chattopadhyay S, Singh, GK (2025). Dissociative Disorder and Boundaries: A Case of Integrative Intervention. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, 16(1), 1-10.
  • Mahanta P, Paul, FA & Singh, A (2025): School mental health in India: A narrative review of adolescent challenges, interventions, and implementation gaps, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2025.2535359
  • Singh A, Ali A & Paul FA (2025): Neurobiological contributions to addiction: a narrative review of adolescent and adult vulnerabilities, Journal of Addictive Diseases, DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2025.2513142.
  • Singh A, Ali A (2023). Psychometric properties of Psychosocial Inventory for Caregivers (PIC) scale. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 65(3), 334-44.
  • Srivastava M, Singh A, Saurav Dhasmana (2023). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Work-life Balance among Professionals, 4(1), 3-8.
  • Singh, A., & Ali, A. (2022). Psychosocial Inventory for Caregivers (PIC) of Persons with Mental Illness: Content Validity and Cognitive Interviewing Process. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 103020.
  • Singh, A., Ali, A., Choudhury, M., & Gujar, N. M. (2020). Online gaming and its association with emotional and behavioral problems among adolescents–A study from Northeast India. Archives of Mental Health, 21(2), 71.
  • Singh, A., Khess, C. R. J., KJ, M., Ali, A., & Gujar, N. M. (2020). Loneliness, social anxiety, social support, and internet addiction among postgraduate college students. Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences, 11(1), 10-13.
  • Singh, A; Gujar NM; Ali, Arif (2019). Spiritual Intelligence, Peer Relations, and Wellbeing among school-going Adolescents. National Journal of Professional Social Work (NJPSW), 20 (2), 34-45.
  • Singh, A (2018). Prevalence and Psychosocial Determinants of Internet Addiction among Post Graduate College Students in Ranchi. Proquest Dissertations Publishing, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi.
  • Singh, A., & Ali, A. (2021). Psychosocial problems among caregivers of persons with schizophrenia in tertiary care hospital. Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, 12(2), 167-171.
  • Singh A. & Ali A. (2021). Socio-demographic Correlates of Care Burden in Primary Caregivers of Persons with Schizophrenia: A Study from Northeast India. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 9(2), 813-822. DIP:18.01.086.20210902, DOI:10.25215/0902.086.
  • Singh, A., Ali, A., Deingdoh, I., Gujar, NM (2020). The Socio-Ecological Framework of Mental Illness. Indian Journal of Health Social Work, 2(1), 3-9.
  • Singh, A., Ali, A., Choudhary, M., Gogoi, R., & Gujar, N. M. Adolescent Humour and Its Relationship with Psychological Adjustment. National Journal of Professional Social Work, 40.
  • Rini, G., Singh, A., Ali, A., Borah, U (2020). Psychiatric Social Work Intervention in Spouse of Stroke Survivor. National Journal of Professional Social Work, 21(2), 131-140.
  • Sarkar, N., Singh, A., & Ali, A. (2021). Effectiveness of Social Skills Training in Person with Schizophrenia: A Case Study. National Journal of Professional Social Work, 63-69.
  • Singh, A., Sengupta, P (2022). Sailing through the Storm: Social Work and its possibilities during Pandemic. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research, 11(3), 99-104.
  • Singh, A., Ali, A (2022). Logged in or Locked in? A Narrative Review of Internet Addiction in India. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 10(2), 641-654.
  • Singh, A., Ali, A (2022). Group Therapy in Alcohol Dependence: A Hospital-Based Study. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 10(2), 842-848.
  • Singh A (2022). Psychosocial Intervention in Person with Nocturnal Enuresis: A Cross-Sectional Case Study. Clinical Case Report International, 6(1), 1-4.
  • Singh A, Ali A (2022). Psychosocial problems in caregivers of persons with mental illness: A meta‐analytic review. Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 31(2), 101-112.
  • Talukdar G, Singh A, Ali A (2023). Cultural Formulation and Intervention in a Person with Bipolar Affective Disorder: A Case Study. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 11(2), 10-14.
  • Singh A, Ali A (2023). Mastering the art of letting go: Psychological pathways to recovery after breakups or divorce. Indian Journal of Psychiatric Social Work, 14(2), 104-109.
  • Singh A (2024). Requiem for a Dream: A Harrowing Odyssey into the Depths of Addiction and Desperation. TIJER – International Research Journal, 11(5), 46-51.
  • Singh A (2024). Sociodemographic Predictors of Care Burden and Psychological Distress in Schizophrenia. Annals of Indian Psychiatry, 8(2):104-109.
  • Singh A, Kanwar K (2024). Adolescent smartphone and Internet Addiction: Prevalence, Risks and Interventions: A Review. International Journal of Social Sciences and Review, 12(1):1-3.
  • Singh A (2024). Principal Factor Analysis in Scale Construction: International Journal of Indian Psychology, 12(3), 1079-1085. DIP:18.01.103.20241203, DOI:10.25215/1203.103.
  • Ali, A., & Singh, A. (2024). Evaluating the reliability and validity of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a heterogeneous ethnic young cohort from northeast India. Archives of Mental Health, 10-4103.
Book Chapters
  • Basistha B., Choudhury M., Singh A., & Ali, A., (2019). An exploration of concern among girls on body shape and its relation with appearance anxiety. Gulwawaz U. & Shahid Jamal A. (Eds), Women Empowerment in Post-Independence Period in India” under the sub-theme “Health Problems among women in India, (1st ed. pp. 72-86), Victorious Publishers (India), Ranchi. (ISBN: 978-93-87294-36-3).
  • Singh, A., Sengupta, P., Ali, A. (2021). Emotional and Behavioral aspect of COVID 19 Pandemic in India. Economic and Psychosocial Aspect of COVID 19, New Delhi, India (ISBN: 978-93-5171-100-1)
  • Sengupta, P., Singh, A., Ali, A (2021). Psychological impact of COVID-19 and its management. Economic and Psychosocial Aspect of COVID 19, New Delhi, India. (ISBN: 978-93-5171-100-1).
  • Deuri, SP., Ali, A., Singh, A (2021). Migrants Labourers and Covid 19. Economic and Psychosocial Aspect of COVID 19, Research India Press, New Delhi, India. (ISBN: 978-93-5171-100-1).
Positions held at Rashtriya Raksha University
  • Assistant Professor of School of Behaviour Sciences and Forensic Investigations, SBSFI.
  • Unit supervisor (OPD-IPD) at Psychosocial Care Centre, Hospital for Mental Health, Ahmedabad.