Ravi Bhat

The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health workforce: A rapid review

Kaitlyn M Crocker, Inge Gnatt, Darren Haywood, Ingrid Butterfield, Ravi Bhat, Anoop Raveendran Nair Lalitha, Zoe M Jenkins, David J Castle

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant adaptations to healthcare. Provision of mental healthcare in a changing environment prese..

Do frailty and depression interact to heighten risk of death?

David D Ward, Ravi Bhat

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS

Longitudinal study of health, disease and access to care in rural Victoria: the Crossroads-II study: methods

Kristen M Glenister, Lisa Bourke, Leslie Bolitho, Sian Wright, Stuart Roberts, William Kemp, Leigh Rhode, Ravi Bhat, Sonke Tremper, Dianna J Magliano, Mike Morgan, Rodrigo Marino, William Adam, David Simmons

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: High quality, contemporary data regarding patterns of chronic disease is essential for planning by health services, po..

Commentary on Richardson et al. detecting delirium superimposed on dementia: diagnostic accuracy of a simple combined arousal and attention testing procedure

Ravi Bhat, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Rosie Watson

Journal article  |  2017  |  INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS

Consciousness consists of two components: arousal and awareness of the environment and self. Arousal refers to the behavioral cont..

Ultrabrief Electroconvulsive Therapy for Mania Data From 11 Acute Treatment Courses

Alby Elias, Jothi Ramalingam, Nobia Abidi, Sathish Thangapandian, Ravi Bhat

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF ECT

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment of mania. Ultrabrief ECT is a novel modality that is associated with few..

The role of diagnosis in delirium

Ravi S Bhat, Kenneth Rockwood

Journal article  |  2016  |  INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS

Delirium is common and is commonly misdiagnosed, chiefly in being missed (Bhat and Rockwood, 2007). The consequences of misdiagnos..

Retrospective comparison of effectiveness of right unilateral ultra-brief pulse with brief pulse ECT in older adults (over 65) with depression

Jothi Ramalingam, Alby Elias, Kuruvilla George, Sathish Thangapandian, Ravi Bhat

Journal article  |  2016  |  INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS

BACKGROUND: To compare response, remission and switch (to other pulse width and/or electrode placement) rates and number of treatm..

Suicide rates in five-year age-bands after the age of 60 years: the international landscape

Ajit Shah, Ravi Bhat, Sofia Zarate-Escudero, Diego DeLeo, Annette Erlangsen

Journal article  |  2016  |  AGING & MENTAL HEALTH

BACKGROUND: There is paucity of studies examining suicide rates in narrow five-year age-bands after the age of 60 years. This stud..

Suicide in centenarians: The international landscape

Sofia L Zarate Escudero, Ajit Shah, Ravi Bhat, Annette Erlangsen, Diego De Leo

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS

Ultrabrief ECT for mania

Alby Elias, Nobia Abidi, Ravi Bhat

Journal article  |  2015  |  Brain Stimulation