Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan

Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan is an Academician and registered Clinical Psychologist who has closer to two decades work experience in mental health area. Currently she is working as Professor and Head, Department of Clinical Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Rajasthan, Jaipur, India. She has received many awards for her academic excellence and contribution to mental health area and research. Recently she was awarded Fellow by International Institute of Organisational Psychological Medicine, USA. Her specialized services extended to clinical consultation and therapeutic remedies for the group including adults and children with mental illness in Prison and juvenile homes along with court related disputes. Research Area: Traumas and abuses, especially sexual abuse; childhood mental health issues, school mental health, forensic, neuro psychological and mental health issues among convicted adult and juvenile offenders.

Publications

Social Networks and Human Trafficking
Social Networks and Human Trafficking
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2023. 33 pages.
One of the fastest growing crimes in the world is human trafficking. Many factors like social and economic factors are involved as the causes of human trafficking such as...
Intellectual Disability (ID): An Overview from History, Terminology, and Classification to Recent Trends
Intellectual Disability (ID): An Overview from History, Terminology, and Classification to Recent Trends
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2022. 12 pages.
Intellectual disability (ID, also known as mental retardation) is a condition of arrested or incomplete development of the mind. ID is especially characterized by impairment of...
Sexuality, Sexual Abuse, Marriage, Partner Violence, and Parenting Skills Among Persons With Intellectual Disability
Sexuality, Sexual Abuse, Marriage, Partner Violence, and Parenting Skills Among Persons With Intellectual Disability
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, Prathibha Augustus Kurishinkal. © 2022. 23 pages.
Sexuality begins from the moment of birth and has an active role in the development, evolution, emotional balance, and affective stability of the individual. It has a significant...
New Developments in Diagnosing, Assessing, and Treating ADHD
New Developments in Diagnosing, Assessing, and Treating ADHD
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2021. 419 pages.
It seems as though each day more children are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD causes challenges not only for the patient but also for their...
ADHD Symptoms, Comorbidities, Social, and Familial Adversities on Offences
ADHD Symptoms, Comorbidities, Social, and Familial Adversities on Offences
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2021. 19 pages.
Attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) manifests with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The long term consequences of ADHD have been explored on different...
ADHD, Parental Stress, Stigma, and Mindfulness Training
ADHD, Parental Stress, Stigma, and Mindfulness Training
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2021. 27 pages.
Many studies have proven that parental stress was associated with childhood mental disorders and disabilities, and in recent years, studies have shown that parents of children...
Developmental Challenges and Societal Issues for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
Developmental Challenges and Societal Issues for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2020. 416 pages.
Intellectual disability is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive...
Intellectual Disability (ID): An Overview from History, Terminology, and Classification to Recent Trends
Intellectual Disability (ID): An Overview from History, Terminology, and Classification to Recent Trends
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2020. 12 pages.
Intellectual disability (ID, also known as mental retardation) is a condition of arrested or incomplete development of the mind. ID is especially characterized by impairment of...
Sexuality, Sexual Abuse, Marriage, Partner Violence, and Parenting Skills Among Persons With Intellectual Disability
Sexuality, Sexual Abuse, Marriage, Partner Violence, and Parenting Skills Among Persons With Intellectual Disability
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, Prathibha Augustus Kurishinkal. © 2020. 23 pages.
Sexuality begins from the moment of birth and has an active role in the development, evolution, emotional balance, and affective stability of the individual. It has a significant...
Offending, Victimization, Forensic Investigation, and Prevention of Cyberstalking
Offending, Victimization, Forensic Investigation, and Prevention of Cyberstalking
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2020. 35 pages.
The term cyberstalking has been used to describe a variety of behaviors that involve repeated threats and/or harassment by the use of electronic mail or other computer-based...
Intimacy and Developing Personal Relationships in the Virtual World
Intimacy and Developing Personal Relationships in the Virtual World
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2019. 355 pages.
Online communication has exploded in the past decade with the development of social networking sites like Facebook, as well as social media applications. As more people turn to...
Offending, Victimization, Forensic Investigation, and Prevention of Cyberstalking
Offending, Victimization, Forensic Investigation, and Prevention of Cyberstalking
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2019. 27 pages.
The term cyberstalking has been used to describe a variety of behaviors that involve repeated threats and/or harassment by the use of electronic mail or other computer-based...
Impact of Online Dating, Cyber Stalking, Cybersex, and Pornography on Mental Health
Impact of Online Dating, Cyber Stalking, Cybersex, and Pornography on Mental Health
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2019. 28 pages.
Online behavior varies according to the purpose and situations and many get involved in intimate relations, like in online dating, which have an impact on the person and his...
Impact of Online Dating, Cyber Stalking, Cybersex, and Pornography on Mental Health
Impact of Online Dating, Cyber Stalking, Cybersex, and Pornography on Mental Health
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2019. 28 pages.
Online behavior varies according to the purpose and situations and many get involved in intimate relations, like in online dating, which have an impact on the person and his...
Social, Psychological, and Forensic Perspectives on Sexual Abuse
Social, Psychological, and Forensic Perspectives on Sexual Abuse
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2018. 374 pages.
Sexual abuse, a topic still struggling to break free of its social taboos, is an issue that must be addressed, assessed, and discussed in order to further efforts for prevention...
Influence of Concept, Definitions, Assessments Methods, and Sources of Data on Prevalence of Sexual Abuse
Influence of Concept, Definitions, Assessments Methods, and Sources of Data on Prevalence of Sexual Abuse
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2018. 12 pages.
The focus of this chapter is to examine how the conceptual differences influence the definition and prevalence of sexual abuse among children, adolescence and adults. Attempting...
An Update on Theories and Treatment of Sex Offenders
An Update on Theories and Treatment of Sex Offenders
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, Amrita Arvind. © 2018. 15 pages.
This chapter aims to provide an overview of the theories and treatments of sex offenders. Sex offence is a major public health and social problem, a violation of human right and...
Handbook of Research on Diagnosing, Treating, and Managing Intellectual Disabilities
Handbook of Research on Diagnosing, Treating, and Managing Intellectual Disabilities
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2016. 496 pages.
Intellectual disabilities can be difficult to detect in children prior to their school-age years. Throughout their lives, individuals with intellectual disabilities may require...
Intellectual Disability: From History to Recent Trends
Intellectual Disability: From History to Recent Trends
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan. © 2016. 10 pages.
Intellectual Disability (ID, also known as mental retardation) is a condition of arrested or incomplete development of the mind. ID is especially characterized by impairment of...
Sexuality, Parenting Skills, and Related Issues in Persons with Intellectual Disability
Sexuality, Parenting Skills, and Related Issues in Persons with Intellectual Disability
Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, Prathibha Agustus. © 2016. 10 pages.
Sexuality begins from the moment of birth and has an active role in the development, evolution, emotional balance and affective stability of the individual. It has a significant...