Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University

The lived experience of trans persons: a bottom-up review co-written by experts by experience and academics.

We present here the first bottom-up review of the lived experience of trans persons, co-written by experts by experience and academics. We sourced the medical and non-medical literature, focusing on first-person narratives, and critically extracted experiential themes, which were...

Religious Affiliation and Reported Dual Menstrual Material Use Among Young Women in India

Background: Dual-method menstrual hygiene use, defined as the use of both modern menstrual hygiene products (e.g., sanitary pads) and traditional materials (e.g., cloth), remains under-researched among young women in India. While socioeconomic factors are associated with menstrua...

Low cost app-based intervention DIALOG+ for anxiety and depression in outpatient psychiatric settings: a pragmatic multisite cluster randomized controlled trial

Clinically diagnosed anxiety and depressive disorders are widely recognized as the most common mental health issues in India, affecting approximately 15% of the population. With notable gender disparities, Tamil Nadu has some of the highest depression rates in the nation. Despite...