Asst. Prof. Prasanta Kumar Roy

Biography and Expertise of Asst. Prof. Prasanta Kumar Roy

PRASANTA KUMAR ROYPhD | M.Phil (Clinical Psychology) | Licensed Clinical Psychologist (RCI)Assistant Professor & Ex-Head, Department of Clinical PsychologyInstitute of Psychiatry – Centre of Excellence (IOP-COE), IPGME&R, Kolkata, India✉ prasanta.roy@gmail.com │ ☎ +91-9674865935 │ Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaCURRENT POSITIONAssistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology

Institute of Psychiatry – Centre of Excellence (IOP-COE), IPGME&R, Kolkata | April 2011 – PresentEDUCATION PhD Psychology, University of CalcuttaThesis: Comparative Efficacy of Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Brief Interpersonal Therapy in Depressive Disorders M.Phil. Medical and Social Psychology (First Class), Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi (2003) M.A. Psychology (First Class, 64.4%), M.S. University of Baroda – Specialization: Clinical (2001) B.A. (Hons.) Psychology (First Class, 60%), M.S. University of Baroda (1999) UGC-NET Qualified National Eligibility Test for Lectureship, December 2003HONOURS & AWARDSIndian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP) — Psycho Oration AwardPresented at the 48th National Annual Conference (NACIACP), Madurai, May 6, 2022, in recognition of distinguished contribution to clinical psychology and extraordinary services to promote IACP's objectivesDr. T.B. Singh Memorial Gold Medal AwardAwarded at the IVth Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Jharkhand State Branch, for the paper 'Trait Anger in Substance Dependence: Does it Influence Impulsive Behaviour?', Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, April 16–17, 2005PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEHead | Dept. of Clinical Psychology, IOP-COE, IPGME&R, Kolkata | June 2018 – August 2024Clinical Psychologist (Contractual) | Dept. of Psychology, University of Calcutta | March 2006 – April 2011Supervised clinical cases (psychometric evaluation, psychotherapy), taught theoretical papers, and co-guided M.Phil dissertations.EDITORIAL ROLES & PEER REVIEWEditorial PositionsSection Editor, Psychological Assessment; Indian Journal of Psychological MedicineMember, Board of EditorsEditorial Board Member; Indian Journal of Clinical PsychologyInvited Guest Editor, Special Issue on Psychological AssessmentEditorial Board Member SIS Journal of Projective Psychology & Mental HealthBoard of ReviewersIndian Journal of PsychiatryIndian Journal of Social PsychiatryJournal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental HealthIndian Journal of Psychosocial Well-beingInternational Journal of Mental Health and AddictionsThe Journal of Visualized ExperimentsOpen Journal of Psychiatry and Allied SciencesFUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTSCo-Principal Investigator — ANRF (Anusandhan National Research Foundation) funded project: "Prediction of Relapse Time and Recovery Rate of Substance Use Disorder Based on Longitudinal Survey Study Applying Statistical and Machine Learning Tools"Co-Principal Investigator — AYUSH funded project: "Randomized Open Label Comparative Clinical Study on Management of Depression by Ayurveda and Yoga as Auxiliary Therapies in Combination with Conventional Treatment"Co-Investigator — DST, Govt. of West Bengal: "Development of an Assessment Tool for Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and Prevalence of SLD" (3-year project)Co-Investigator — DST, Govt. of West Bengal: "Validity of Piagetian Concept of Cognitive Development" (1.5-year project)Project Director — UNICEF supported Community-Based Mental Health Interventional Project (6 months)RESEARCH SUPERVISIONGuided/co-guided 28 M.Phil dissertations at IOP-COE (WBUHS) and 3 M.A. dissertations (IGNOU)Currently Guiding 4 Ph.D scholars (WBUHS, Sikkim University, GKU, Amity University)M.Phil & M.A. Dissertation Topics Guided (Descending Order)#Dissertation TitleScholarYear1Mental Health in Connection to Cultural Ecology in Tribal Youth of Rural Bengal – A Comparative StudySanjeevanee Mukhopadhyay2023–252Efficacy of Neurofeedback Training and Combined Neurofeedback Training and Mindfulness on Adults with Anxiety DisordersChandrani Sadhukhan2022–243Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Female Psycho-Sexual DysfunctionShruti Puri2020–234Bengali Adaptation and Standardization of a Psychometric Test to Identify and Differentiate Mental Health Morbidity in General Adult PopulationSusmita Biswas2020–225Parenting Style, Emotional Regulation, Threat Perception and Self-Schema in Adults with Generalized Anxiety DisorderAnkita Gayen2019–216Development of a Psychometric Test to Identify and Differentiate Mental Health Morbidity in Psychiatric PopulationAgrima Chakraborty2018–207Protective Factors and Positive Aspects of Wellbeing Among Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Mental IllnessSatanjaya Bhattacharya2018–208Early Identification of Suicidal Ideation Among Students of MBBSLiaquat Ali2018–209Neuropsychological, Psychological and Personality Predictors of Treatment Outcome in Obsessive Compulsive DisorderDebosmita Chakraborty2016–1810Neuropsychological and Behavioural Functioning in Children with Conduct Disorder and ADHD – A Comparative StudyMadhurima Dey Sarkar2016–1811Women with Substance Abuse: In Search of Psychosocial PredictorsSukanya Ghosh2016–1812Efficacy of Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA) in Discriminating Autism and Communication DisordersPritha Roy2015–1713Psychosocial Perspective of Vitiligo in Married and Unmarried Women – A Comparative StudyTorsa Sinha2014–1614Memory Dynamics in Obsessive Compulsive DisorderAnuradha Palit2014–1615Psychosocial Perspectives of Organic and Unexplained Infertility – A Comparative StudyDevika De2013–1516Cognitive & Psychological Factors in Children with Specific Learning Disability & Hyperkinetic DisorderBidisha Mitra2013–1517Knowledge, Acceptance, Emotional and Interpersonal Perspectives in Juvenile DiabetesSabornee Karmakar2013–1518Information Processing in Children with Specific Learning Disorder and Specific Language ImpairmentTrina Banerjee2013–1519Psychosocial Risk Factors for Attempted Suicide with Respect to GenderChhavi Tewary2013–1520Dynamic Processes, Cognitive Processes, Attributional Styles & Emotional Factors in Medically Unexplained Somatic SyndromeUshnaa Mazumder2012–1421Cognitive, Metacognitive and Emotional Processes in the Dimensions of OCDTulika Singhania2012–1422Psychological Response, Coping and Quality of Life Across Stages of Breast CancerSagarika Das2012–1423Rorschach, Neuropsychological Profile & Parenting Style in Borderline Personality DisorderPriya Puri2011–1324Parenting Style and Sexual Self Concept: Psychopathology of TransgendersAkanksha Mohta2011–1325Temperament and Neurocognitive Endophenotypes of Adolescent OCDVijaya Agarwala2011–1326Psychopathology and Attitudes Towards Help Seeking in Hijra Groups of IndiaMedha Goswami2019 (IGNOU)27Romantic Adjustment and Parental Perception of Genderqueers and TransgendersPriyanka Bhaduri2015 (IGNOU)28Workplace Stress, Quality of Sleep and Their Relationship in an Organized SetupParag Dutta2015 (IGNOU)PUBLICATIONSPeer-Reviewed Journal Articles1. Roy, P.K., Chandra, A. & Ram, D. (2005). Coping in substance dependence: A comparative study. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 21.2. Roy, P.K. (2006). Review of 'The Indian Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis'. Journal of Indian Medical Association, October.3. Roy, P.K., Chandra, A. & Ram, D. (2006). Trait anger in substance dependence: Does it influence impulsive behaviour? Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 22(3–4), 141–146.4. Tarafder, S., Mukhopadhyay, P. & Roy, P.K. (2006). Executive dysfunction in siblings of children with autism: A peer control study. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 22(3–4), 124–128.5. Bhattacharya, L., Roy, P.K., Roy, S. & Mukhopadhyay, P. (2010). Piagetian concept of cognitive development in urban elementary school students. Journal of Psychometry, 24(1), 10–21.6. Roy, P.K. (2011). LOVAAS: A pioneer in autism treatment. Psyber News: International Psychology Research Publication, 2(1), 7.7. Dewangan, R.L. & Roy, P.K. (2012). Shall you do it voluntarily? A behavioural approach to Tourette's syndrome. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, 3(1), 217–218.8. Dewangan, R.L., Basu, S. & Roy, P.K. (2014). Rorschach response in somatization problem among college students. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology and Mental Health, 21(1), 42–48.9. Roy, P.K. (2014). Efficacy of combined cognitive behaviour therapy and hypnotherapy in anorexia nervosa: A case study. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 63(2), 224–230.10. Mukherjee, U. & Roy, P.K. (2014). Interpersonal psychotherapy in chronic depression: A case study. Journal of Rural and Community Psychiatry, 1(1), 74–82.11. Dewangan, R.L. & Roy, P.K. (2015). A study on social desirability biasness in Rorschach Inkblot Test. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology and Mental Health, 22(1), 24–29.12. Thakur, K. & Roy, P.K. (2015). Metacognition-based cognitive therapy in social phobia: A case study. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology and Mental Health, 22(1), 62–71.13. De, D., Roy, P.K. & Sarkhel, S. (2017). A psychological study of male, female related and unexplained infertility in Indian urban couples. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2017.131563214. Mohta, A., Roy, P.K. & Saha, P.K. (2017). A study on perceived parenting style among transgenders. Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, 8, 157–162.15. Das, S., Roy, P.K. & Biswas, P. (2018). Impact of diagnosis and level of mindfulness among breast cancer patients in the initial, middle and advanced stages. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 44(2), 124–130.16. Puri, P., Roy, P.K. & Biswas, P.S. (2018). Cognitive-emotional processing in borderline personality disorder: A comparative study. Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry, 12(1), 7–14.17. Dutta, P. & Roy, P.K. (2018). Quality of sleep of technical employees of university set-up: A study from urban India. Sleep Medicine and Disorders: International Journal, 2(2), 39–41.18. Sagarika, D. & Roy, P.K. (2019). A stage-wise comparison of psychological distress and quality of life in breast cancer: A cross-sectional study. World Journal of Psycho-Social Oncology, 5(1).19. Chaudhury, P., Roy, P.K. & Saha, P.K. (2019). Efficacy of PASS reading enhancement programme on neuropsychological functions of a child with mild vascular neurocognitive disorder and comorbid ADHD: A case study. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 41(3), 271–275.20. Ghosh, D., Mukhopadhyay, P., Biswas, A. & Roy, P.K. (2019). Wilson's disease: A cognitive neuropsychological perspective. Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, 10(1), 32–36.21. Mukhopadhyay, P., Bhattacharya, L., Roy, P.K., Misra, S., Mukherjee, S. & Santra, M. (2020). Development of a battery to assess perceptual-motor, cognition, language, and scholastic skills among Bengali children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 42(3), 238–249.22. Mukhopadhyay, P., Bhattacharya, L., Roy, P.K. & Misra, S. (2020). Responses to comments on battery development for NDD assessment. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 42(5), 483–485.23. De, D., Mukhopadhyay, P. & Roy, P.K. (2020). Experiences of infertile couples of West Bengal with male factor, female factor, and unexplained infertility: A qualitative study. Journal of Psychosexual Health, 2(2), 152–157.24. Kar, D. & Roy, P.K. (2020). Temperament, character, flow state and motivation in adventure and non-adventure sports: A comparative study. European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science, 6(9).25. Ghosh, D., Mukhopadhyay, P., Chatterjee, I. & Roy, P.K. (2021). Arousability, personality, and decision-making ability in dissociative disorder. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 43(5), 418–423.26. De, D., Mukhopadhyay, P. & Roy, P.K. (2021). Fertility-related problems and ways of coping of couples with primary infertility in urban India. Journal of Psychosexual Health, 3(1).27. Roy, S., Mandal, N., Ray, A., Roy, P.K., Bhattacharyya, A. & Saha, P.K. (2022). Effectiveness of neurofeedback training, behaviour management and medication in children with ADHD: A comparative follow-up study. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 103133.28. Chakraborty, S. & Roy, P.K. (2022). Interpersonal therapy in primary infertility, life-cycle transitions, and dysthymia: A single case study. Clinical Case Studies, 21(2), 87–99.29. Palit, A., Roy, P.K. & Saha, P.K. (2022). Role of prospective memory in obsessive compulsive disorder. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 44(6), 586–591.30. Roy, P.K. & Dewangan, R. (2025). Comments on 'Development and Validation of Hospital Mental Health Screen to Detect Psychiatric Morbidity in Medically Ill Patients in India'. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Jan 2025.31. Chaudhury, P. & Roy, P.K. (2023). Ameliorating obsessive-compulsive and related disorder with oppositional defiant disorder and enuresis through behaviour therapy: A case study. Psychology and Mental Health Care, Jul 2023.32. Roy, P. & Roy, P.K. (2026). Re-examining the severity classification utility of the Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism in children with co-morbid conditions. Indian Journal of Psychiatry.33. Nath, A. & Roy, P.K. (2025). Intervention for children with neurodevelopmental disorders: Narrative review. Journal of Neonatal Surgery, Aug 2025.Book ChaptersBC1. Roy, P.K. & Ghosh, D. (2025). Designing an exposure and response prevention plan. In Agarwal et al. (Eds.), Understanding the Mind: Understanding & Managing OCD. Vision Publications, Pune.BC2. Roy, P.K. (2022). Unconscious, repressed memory or memory reconstruction? In Labh et al. (Eds.), Consciousness: Nalanda Dialogue Series (Vol. III, pp. 205–220). Ministry of Culture, Nalanda.BC3. Ghosh, D. & Roy, P.K. (2022). Parenting, mental health and transgender youth: Practices and perspectives in India. In H. Selin (Ed.), Parenting Across Cultures (Vol. 12). Springer.BC4. Dhar, T., Ghosh, D. & Roy, P.K. (2022). Work-life balance of working parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. In S.K. Sony, N. Verma & M. Uddin (Eds.), Psychosocial Issues in COVID-19 Pandemic. Redshine Publication, UK.BC5. Roy, P.K. (2020). Role of psychologists in dealing with triple disaster situation during COVID-19 pandemic. In COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Responses of Psychologists from India (pp. 141–149).BC6. Mukhopadhyay, P., Bhattacharya, L. & Roy, P.K. (2019). Identification of specific learning disorders and specific language impairment: Issues and experience in India. In Inclusion, Equity and Access for Individuals with Disabilities (pp. 409–426). Palgrave Macmillan.BC7. Roy, P.K. (2012). Mental illness: Understanding and issues. In Nanda, B. (Ed.), Challenged Children: Problems and Management. Ankush Prakashana, Kolkata.PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSLicensed Clinical Psychologist, Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)Fellow, Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP)Fellow and Vice President (East), Clinical Psychology Society of IndiaPast President and Professional Member, Indian Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (ISCEH)Treasurer, Indian Academy of HypnosisADMINISTRATIVE & LEADERSHIP POSITIONSHead, Department of Clinical Psychology, IOP-COE, KolkataPast President, Indian Society for Clinical and Experimental HypnosisEx-Executive Member (East Zone), Indian Association of Clinical PsychologistsEx-Convener, Disaster Psychosocial Care Task Force, IACPEx-Secretary, IACP West Bengal ChapterSecretary, Songs of Mind FoundationCONTRIBUTIONS TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGYJointly established the independent Department of Clinical Psychology at IOP-COE, KolkataLed state-government online counselling services during the COVID-19 pandemic (West Bengal)Developed psychological tools for Specific Learning Disability (published) and Screening of Mental Illnesses (in preparation)Developed a Mindfulness-Based CBT module for couples with infertility (manuscript in preparation)Provided free disaster mental health training to over 200 volunteers across IndiaConducted Mental Health First Aid training for over 90 college students for peer counselling and suicide preventionAuthored mental health awareness articles in Bengali and runs a mental health VLOG in regional languageExtensive applied behavioral medicine research across dermatology, radiology, and gynecology departmentsPERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth 17 January 1977 Languages Bengali, Hindi, English Interests Reading, Wildlife, Travel, Adventure Sports, Community Service, Animal Rights, Science EducationPrasanta Kumar Roy | prasanta.roy@gmail.com | +91-9674865935