Dr Roy Kallivayalil

25/08/2025

41st annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Kerala State is being held at Calicut, August 22-24, 2025. Inauguration by Dr Mohanan Kunnummal, Vice Chancellor, Kerala University of health sciences. The recent developments and the challenges in Psychiatry are discussed. The event is a big success with more than 300 delegates attending 👏🎉🌹
“There is no health without mental health”- WHO. But Psychiatry and mental health remains a low priority for the State and Central governments. It must change! This can happen only with strong public opinion and advocacy. Mental health is everybody business!.

22/06/2025

Book : *The Glow of Synthesis*- Roy Kallivayalil, RR Gogineni and Salman Akhtar. Kerala Release at Kottayam by Dr Cyriac Thomas, former Vice Chancellor at Kottayam. Dr KA Sreevilasan, President IMA Kerala received the first copy. Dr Roy Kallivayalil presided.
Principal Govt Medical College Kottayam Dr Varghese P Punnoose, Dr K Sudarsan. Prof Joice Geo, Prof Smitha Ramadas, Air Cmde (Dr) Pauline Babu, Dr K George Varghese, Dr Cyriac Thomas- editor KMJ, Dr Usha Poothiode, Dr Sandeep Alex and others spoke.
Of the three integral features of man's existence (bio-psycho-social), this collection of essays focuses on the third, namely the social. The book's fundamental premise is that no facet of human life (normal or psychopathological) can be fully understood without taking into account its sociocultural surround, including matters of history, ecology, religion, mythology, gender roles, economic status and so on.
The book is available at Jaypee Publishers ejaypee.com and Amazon amazon.in

26/05/2025

*World Schizophrenia Day* observance.
1. Dr Roy A Kallivayalil (Vice president, World Federation for Mental Health- WFMH) inaugurates the event. Pradeep Kumar (family representative), Santhosh Mariasadanam, Baiju Kollamparambil (municipal councillor), Dr Joseph Kaniyodickal (managing director Mar Sleeva Medicity) and Ms Nissa Joshi (PRO police) are seen.
2. Group session with the participants at Mariasadanam 👏🌹🎉

22/04/2025

Pope Francis was one of the most loved persons of our times. He was caring, compassionate and loving towards all and had a special affinity for the poor, the underprivileged and the marginalized. I had the honour of meeting and discussion with him at Vatican as the Secretary General of WPA on 14th March 2014.
Pope Francis extended support to us in the efforts to prevent suicides, alcoholism and drug abuse and to ensure social well-being. He spoke about the power of prayer which ensures changes in the mindset of the people and bring solace to the suffering and disadvantaged. The person, family and society would be blessed with peace through prayer. May his memory live forever.

01/04/2025

17th Geneva Conference: The venue, Geneva University Psychiatric Hospital is beautiful and exhilarating! Seen with friends Dr Alain Tournier and Dr Rene Hefti (Switzerland)

07/03/2025

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This brief video in Malayalam discusses the causes of violence among young people and suggest important and positive solutions.

13/02/2025

Obituary: *Dr George Jacob* (1930-2024). He was my dearest teacher, professor and mentor. I came to know him closely soon after we joined Medical College Kottayam in 1971 through the tutorial system, which was prevalent in our college at that time. He was the professor of cardiology and a towering figure in the academic and public life of Kottayam and Central Travancore. More than that, he was a kind and loving teacher to his students, and a compassionate and caring doctor for his patients. I was one of the few who opted for two weeks of internship in cardiology. There were no PG courses in Kottayam medical College at that time and an internship in cardiology was akin to a prison sentence. I spent 24 hours in the ward for two weeks as he wanted me to do. Looking back, it was the best learning experience in my life! It was he who had inspired me to take up Psychiatry, which was a nascent branch in 1977, with a letter of recommendation to join Malankara Medical Mission Hospital (now medical College), Kolencherry as a senior house surgeon. Later I did DPM (Madurai) and MD Psychiatry (PGI Chandigarh) visiting him whenever I came home on vacation. In 2009, when I was professor and head of Psychiatry at Kottayam medical College, I had the privilege of honouring him and telling our students how a model teacher should be! Today I have visited his home and paid our last respects to him. RIP.🙏
People like Dr George Jacob never die, they will always live in our hearts! 🙏

05/02/2025

Our outgoing interns Dr Saithya CR, Dr Anitta Ann Manthottam and Dr Muhammed Sheheer with Prof Joice Geo (HOD) and Prof Roy Kallivayalil. Our best wishes to them.🎉🌹💐
“Feeling young at heart helps you live longer!“

12/12/2024

An academic session and opening of Christmas celebrations at the Dept of Psychiatry and psychology at Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai Kottayam. Dr Jimmy James, Prof Roy Kallivayalil, Alwin Therese, Fr Jojo Chennattu, Dr Tijo Ivan, Dr Julie Elizabeth, Stephy Joseph with Shon K Saji, Akash KS and Sebastian Sam (MG University).

08/12/2024

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22/11/2024

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This brief video gives essential tips to maintain work life balance. Also, there is discussion on the increasing role of women and how to avoid toxic environ...

31/10/2024

42 years of togetherness.
“The difference between an ordinary marriage and an extraordinary marriage is in giving just a little extra every day, as often as possible, for as long as we both shall live.” – Fawn Weaver