GAYATRI MANTRA: Scientific Evidence For Positive Mental Health

Dr. Amresh Shrivastava is a is a psychiatrist Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Western University, Canada, and the Director of the Mansik Shakti Foundation in India. My career has been dedicated to understanding mental health and mental mechanisms through various scientific disciplines, with a particular focus on achieving clinical excellence in the care of individuals with mental health challenges. My professional pursuits have centered around early intervention and suicide prevention, which have been the main programs of interest in my work, research, and education. I earned my undergraduate medical degree (MBBS) from MGM Medical College and MY Hospital, Indore, in 1979, followed by postgraduate education in Psychiatry, obtaining both MD and DPM degrees from Seth GS Medical College and K.E.M Hospital. I am a recipient of the FRCPC (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada) and FRCPsych (Fellow of The Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK). Additionally, I am a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA).I initially worked in research, teaching, and clinical services in Mumbai, focusing on acute care and suicide prevention services until 2004. Subsequently, I relocated to the UK and later to Canada, joining the full-time academic faculty at the University of Western Ontario. There, I served as a consultant for early intervention and complex care at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Group, Regional Mental Health Care, and the Parkwood Institute of Mental Health. I have edited several handbooks, including ‘Suicide from a Global Perspective,’ spanning five volumes, ‘Schizophrenia Outcome: Evidence-Based Recovery,’ and ‘Optimizing Patient Care in Psychiatry.’ My ongoing research initiative focuses on the concept of the pathway of risk and outcome measures, with a particular emphasis on resilience and suicide as independent psychopathologies. Driven by an unwavering commitment to advancing mental health awareness, research, and care, I am currently pursuing the Mansik Shakti project to promote the welfare of students. Additionally, I have authored several books aimed at raising public awareness, written in both English and Hindi, including ‘Mind Matters’ (first and second editions), ‘The Battle Within,’ ‘Handle Life with Care,’ ‘Science of Success,’ ‘Dard-ka-Safar,’ ‘Kamyabiyan,’ and ‘Depression: Facts You Must Know.’ ‘Parents-lets talk’’ Empowering Minds’, Mind sciences’, Sacred resonance-Gayatri Mantra’