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Mood & Anxiety Disorders Thesis Topics for MD Psychiatry — 84+ titles

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  1. 001

    MRI white matter hyperintensities in patients with bipolar disorder and their correlation with cognitive functioning

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  2. 002

    Prescription pattern of antidepressants and treatment response at 12 weeks in patients with major depressive disorder

    Mood Disorders Prospective analytical study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  3. 003

    Prevalence of depression and its association with academic stress among undergraduate medical students

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  4. 004

    Spectrum of PSQI findings in anxiety disorder and correlation with severity at a tertiary care hospital

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  5. 005

    Burden and coping strategies among caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder

    Mood Disorders Prospective analytical study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  6. 006

    Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with bipolar disorder on mood stabilisers and its impact on quality of life

    Mood Disorders Prospective observational study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  7. 007

    Somatic presentations of anxiety disorders and pattern of help-seeking before psychiatric consultation

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Retrospective record-based study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  8. 008

    Effectiveness of brief behavioural activation added to pharmacotherapy versus pharmacotherapy alone in major depressive disorder

    Mood Disorders Quasi-experimental study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  9. 009

    Comparison of GAD-7 and HAM-A for severity assessment in generalized anxiety disorder at a tertiary care hospital

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective observational study Diagnostic / Tool Evaluation
    Objective
  10. 010

    Correlation of HAM-A findings with caregiver burden in patients with anxiety disorder

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Retrospective record-based study Diagnostic / Tool Evaluation
    Objective
  11. 011

    Sleep quality in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder and its association with risk of relapse

    Mood Disorders Retrospective record-based study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  12. 012

    Clinical significance of sleep quality in predicting functional impairment among patients with depression at a tertiary care hospital

    Mood Disorders Prospective analytical study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  13. 013

    Comparative assessment of stress score and HAM-A for early prediction of functional impairment in anxiety disorder at a tertiary care hospital

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective comparative study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  14. 014

    Effectiveness of family psychoeducation on caregiver burden among caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder

    Mood Disorders Prospective interventional study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  15. 015

    Clinical profile and predictors of severity in patients with depression at a tertiary care hospital

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Outcome / Prognostic
    Objective
  16. 016

    Comparative efficacy of lithium versus sodium valproate in acute mania assessed by the Young Mania Rating Scale

    Mood Disorders Prospective interventional study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  17. 017

    Determinants of severity in patients admitted with bipolar disorder at a tertiary care hospital

    Mood Disorders Retrospective record-based study Outcome / Prognostic
    Objective
  18. 018

    Correlation of social support score with severity and outcome in anxiety disorder at a tertiary care hospital

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  19. 019

    Clinical profile and predictors of severity in patients with anxiety disorder at a tertiary care hospital

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective observational study Outcome / Prognostic
    Objective
  20. 020

    Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in patients with major depressive disorder

    Mood Disorders Retrospective record-based study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  21. 021

    Predictive value of social support score for caregiver burden in depression at a tertiary care hospital

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  22. 022

    Demographic and clinical spectrum of anxiety disorder with emphasis on severity at a tertiary care hospital

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  23. 023

    Usefulness of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire in detecting bipolar disorder among patients presenting with depression

    Mood Disorders Prospective analytical study Diagnostic / Tool Evaluation
    Objective
  24. 024

    Prevalence of anxiety disorders and associated factors among college students

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective analytical study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  25. 025

    Correlation of HAM-D findings with severity in patients with anxiety disorder at a tertiary care hospital

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective observational study Diagnostic / Tool Evaluation
    Objective
  26. 026

    Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in drug-naive major depressive disorder and its change after eight weeks of escitalopram

    Mood Disorders Prospective analytical study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  27. 027

    Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with bipolar disorder on maintenance mood stabilisers

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  28. 028

    Cognitive deficits in euthymic patients with bipolar I disorder compared with healthy controls

    Mood Disorders Analytical cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  29. 029

    Clinical correlates of treatment-resistant depression and response to augmentation strategies

    Mood Disorders Prospective observational study Outcome / Prognostic
    Objective
  30. 030

    Thyroid function abnormalities in first-episode major depressive disorder

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  31. 031

    Childhood adversity and temperament as predictors of illness severity in major depressive disorder

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  32. 032

    Diagnostic accuracy of the Hindi PHQ-9 against clinical interview for depression in medical outpatients

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Diagnostic / Tool Evaluation
    Objective
  33. 033

    Relapse rate and its predictors in bipolar disorder over one year of follow-up

    Mood Disorders Prospective observational study Outcome / Prognostic
    Objective
  34. 034

    Sleep quality and circadian preference in patients with recurrent depressive disorder

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  35. 035

    Renal and thyroid function in patients on long-term lithium therapy in relation to serum lithium levels

    Mood Disorders Retrospective record-based study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  36. 036

    Internalised stigma and its association with treatment adherence in bipolar disorder

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  37. 037

    Serum homocysteine in major depressive disorder and its correlation with symptom severity

    Mood Disorders Analytical cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  38. 038

    Symptom dimensions and insight in obsessive-compulsive disorder and their relation to treatment response

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective observational study Outcome / Prognostic
    Objective
  39. 039

    Comorbid depression and suicidality in obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  40. 040

    Post-traumatic stress symptoms at three months among survivors of road traffic accidents

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective observational study Outcome / Prognostic
    Objective
  41. 041

    Health anxiety and somatic symptom burden among patients attending medical outpatient departments

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  42. 042

    Clinical profile and stressful life events in dissociative (conversion) disorder

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  43. 043

    Group cognitive behavioural therapy plus pharmacotherapy versus pharmacotherapy alone in panic disorder

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective comparative study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  44. 044

    Burnout, anxiety and depression among resident doctors at a tertiary care hospital

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Community / KAP
    Objective
  45. 045

    Heart rate variability in generalised anxiety disorder compared with healthy controls

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Analytical cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  46. 046

    Family accommodation in obsessive-compulsive disorder and its correlation with symptom severity

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  47. 047

    Nomophobia and its association with anxiety among medical students

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Community / KAP
    Objective
  48. 048

    Clinical predictors of response to lithium prophylaxis over one year in bipolar I disorder

    Mood Disorders Prospective observational study Outcome / Prognostic
    Objective
  49. 049

    Comorbid anxiety disorders in bipolar disorder and their association with psychosocial functioning

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  50. 050

    Serum vitamin D levels in major depressive disorder and their correlation with symptom severity

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  51. 051

    Hypomania Checklist-32 for detecting bipolarity among patients presenting with a major depressive episode

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Diagnostic / Tool Evaluation
    Objective
  52. 052

    Residual symptoms and their association with functional outcome in remitted major depressive disorder

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  53. 053

    Escitalopram versus sertraline in first-episode major depressive disorder: response and remission at eight weeks

    Mood Disorders Prospective comparative study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  54. 054

    C-reactive protein and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in acute mania compared with euthymic bipolar disorder

    Mood Disorders Analytical cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  55. 055

    Clinical correlates of rapid cycling in bipolar disorder and its association with antidepressant exposure

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  56. 056

    Exposure and response prevention with an SSRI versus an SSRI alone in obsessive-compulsive disorder: change in Y-BOCS score

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective comparative study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  57. 057

    Hoarding symptoms in obsessive-compulsive disorder and their association with insight and functioning

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  58. 058

    Childhood trauma and dissociative experiences in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  59. 059

    Diagnostic accuracy of the GAD-7 for generalised anxiety disorder among patients attending medical outpatient departments

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Diagnostic / Tool Evaluation
    Objective
  60. 060

    Post-traumatic stress symptoms among parents of children admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective observational study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  61. 061

    Anxiety sensitivity and its association with symptom severity in panic disorder

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  62. 062

    Prevalence of anxiety disorders among patients with irritable bowel syndrome

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  63. 063

    Early improvement at two weeks as a predictor of response and remission at eight weeks of SSRI treatment in major depressive disorder

    Mood Disorders Prospective observational study Outcome / Prognostic
    Objective
  64. 064

    Prevalence and clinical correlates of the DSM-5 mixed features specifier in patients presenting with a major depressive episode

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  65. 065

    Functional impairment on the Functioning Assessment Short Test and its clinical correlates in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  66. 066

    Aripiprazole augmentation versus switching to another antidepressant in major depressive disorder not responding to an adequate SSRI trial

    Mood Disorders Prospective comparative study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  67. 067

    Clinical profile and comorbidity of body dysmorphic disorder among patients attending dermatology and cosmetic surgery clinics

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  68. 068

    Prevalence and correlates of ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder among bereaved adults attending a psychiatry outpatient department

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  69. 069

    ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder and complex PTSD on the International Trauma Questionnaire among women survivors of intimate partner violence

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  70. 070

    Changes in metabolic, hepatic and renal parameters with sertraline versus desvenlafaxine in major depressive disorder over 12 weeks

    Mood Disorders Prospective comparative study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  71. 071

    Serum total bilirubin and hs-CRP in drug-naive major depressive disorder compared with healthy controls

    Mood Disorders Analytical cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  72. 072

    Comparison of depressive symptom profiles on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale between bipolar depression and unipolar depression

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  73. 073

    Effect of app-assisted DIALOG+ sessions on quality of life and depressive symptoms in psychiatric outpatients with depression and anxiety

    Mood Disorders Quasi-experimental study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  74. 074

    Baseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and hs-CRP as predictors of response to SSRIs at eight weeks in major depressive disorder

    Mood Disorders Prospective observational study Outcome / Prognostic
    Objective
  75. 075

    Prevalence and predictors of depression among farmers attending a rural health training centre

    Mood Disorders Community-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  76. 076

    Prevalence of anxiety and depression and their association with disease activity in chronic spontaneous urticaria

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  77. 077

    Prefrontal haemodynamic response on functional near-infrared spectroscopy during the Stroop task in drug-naive major depressive disorder compared with healthy controls

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  78. 078

    Brief cognitive behaviour therapy added to treatment as usual in remitted bipolar disorder: functioning and medication adherence at three months

    Mood Disorders Prospective comparative study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  79. 079

    Prescription pattern of long-acting injectable antipsychotics in bipolar disorder and relapse during the following year

    Mood Disorders Retrospective record-based study Clinical Spectrum / Profile
    Objective
  80. 080

    Serum interleukin-6 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha in major depressive disorder and their association with severity and family history of depression

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Association / Correlation
    Objective
  81. 081

    Agreement of a smartphone-based Trail Making Test with the paper version for assessing executive function in patients with depression

    Mood Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Diagnostic / Tool Evaluation
    Objective
  82. 082

    Concurrent validity of the Indian Disability Evaluation and Assessment Scale against the Sheehan Disability Scale in common mental disorders

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Hospital-based cross-sectional study Diagnostic / Tool Evaluation
    Objective
  83. 083

    Guided imagery combined with exposure and response prevention versus exposure and response prevention alone in obsessive-compulsive disorder: change in Y-BOCS

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective comparative study Comparative / Interventional
    Objective
  84. 084

    Change in stress, anxiety and depression scores on DASS-21 over the first year of medical training among MBBS students

    Anxiety, OCD & Stress-related Disorders Prospective observational study Outcome / Prognostic
    Objective

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