Dr. Yujal Man Singh is a psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Nepali Army Institute of Health Sciences (NAIHS), Kathmandu. Alongside clinical work, he researches mental health in Nepal, including internet gaming, doctors’ wellbeing, psychiatry training, and the mental health of people who serve far from home.
Peer-reviewed publications
- Prevalence and risk factors associated with Internet gaming disorder: a cross-sectional study. Singh YM, Prakash J, Chatterjee K, Khadka B, Shah A, Chauhan VS. Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2021;30(Suppl 1):S172-S177. DOI · PubMed
First author. Based on his MD thesis at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. - Exploring the need for psychiatry sub-specialization in Nepal: a cross-sectional survey among psychiatrists. Dhungel O, Poudel R, Singh YM, Khadka B, Shah A, Adhikari SP. JNMA; Journal of the Nepal Medical Association 2025;63(288):572-576. DOI · PubMed
- Effects of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) on the stress and self-esteem of medical doctors in a tertiary care hospital: a prospective analytical study. Khadka B, Dhakal B, Dhakal B, Adhikari P, Piya U, Ghimire S, et al., Mansingh Y. Annals of Medicine and Surgery 2024;86(8):4527-4531. DOI · PubMed
- Identifying entrustable professional activities for postgraduation in psychiatry: what should a psychiatrist be able to do? Chauhan VS, Chatterjee K, Prakash J, Singh YM, et al. Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2022;31(1):49-55. DOI · PubMed
- Adjunctive dexmedetomidine for treatment of delirium tremens: case report and brief review. Chail A, Dubey A, Singh YM, Jahan N. Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2019;28(2):321-324. DOI · PubMed
- Empowering leaders: transformational leadership training in Nepal. Journal of Psychiatrists’ Association of Nepal 2026. Read on NepJOL
- Mental health and resilience among Nepali peacekeepers in UN missions (UNSMIL/UNGU), cross-sectional study, 2026. See ResearchGate.
Full profiles: ResearchGate · PubMed
Research in progress
- Validation of Nepali versions of the Brief Mood Survey (BMS) and Empathy and Therapeutic Alliance Scale (ETS), as principal investigator.
- A study of resilience and mental health in disaster responders in Nepal.
Awards
- Prof. Dr. D.R.B. Kunwar Gold Medal for best paper, 14th SAARC Psychiatric Conference (SIPF CON 2023), Kathmandu, November 2023.
- Best poster (first author, group award), 18th Annual National Conference of the Association of Industrial Psychiatry of India, Pune, March 2021.
- First prize, paper presentation, Online National Psychiatry Update 2020, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
Talks and teaching
- Guest speaker and workshop, “TEAM-CBT: A New Era in Therapy”, 10th National Conference of the Psychiatrists’ Association of Nepal (PANCON 2024), Nepalgunj.
- Faculty teaching CBT on a Master’s programme in Counselling Psychology, Tribhuvan University.
- See also media, interviews and articles and TEAM-CBT for therapists.
Professional memberships
- Life member, Psychiatrists’ Association of Nepal; board member, Early Career Psychiatrists Section.
- Life member, Indian Psychiatric Society.
- Registered with the Nepal Medical Council (No. 9988), specialist in psychiatry.