Dr Utkarsh Karki, MD Psychiatry, DM Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

23/02/2026

🔅Pleased to share our recently published article on “Screening for tics among school going children in Nepal” 🙂
Key findings:

✅Prevalence of tics was 5.1 %

✅The mean age of children who screened positive was 10.92 ± 2.60 years.

✅Male to female ratio - 1.2:1.

✅Family history of tics was reported in 28.1% (n = 9) of the tic-positive cases.

✅Children with a positive family history showed higher tic severity scores.

Thank you to all authors Dipesh BhattaraiAmit Jha@Nisha Karki Khatri





For more reading to this article, click the link below:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08830738251411442

15/02/2026

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.

10/02/2026

Stimming in Autism - Stimming (self-stimulatory behavior) refers to repetitive movements or sounds like hand-flapping, rocking, humming, or fidgeting. For many autistic individuals, stimming helps regulate emotions, reduce anxiety, cope with sensory overload, and express excitement.

Stimming is not a problem by itself and doesn’t always need to be stopped. Management is needed only when it is harmful, disruptive, or interferes with learning or daily life.

07/02/2026

बाल बालिकाहरू संग एक भाषामा कूरा गर्ने कि धेरै भाषा मा???
Monolingual vs multilingual environment for speech & language development.

25/01/2026

On the occasion of Sarswoti Pooja, grateful to be providing care and support services to children with autism and their families. The sense of contentment and fulfillment makes it all worthwhile.
At Aakar Foundation, Urlabari, Morang

21/01/2026

Sharing our recently published article on ECT practice in Nepal : A nationwide survey.

Thank you to all authors Anugya AmatyaDipesh BhattaraiYogesh Rai
Below is the link to the article.




https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2025.10080

17/01/2026

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Thank you Swasthya Khabar Patrika

11/01/2026

Conversation about child & adolescent mental health problems. I have tried to explain in a simple way regarding various mental health problems in children & adolescents, treatment approaches & how parents can identify & address some of the problems at home setting.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~हामीले श्रोता र दर्शकको रुची र आग्रहलाई स्वीकार गर्दै विभिन्न पत्रपत्रिका र अनलाइनमा प्रकाशित साम....

01/01/2026

Happy new year 🎆🎊 2026!

26/12/2025

भक्का (Bhakka)

07/12/2025

♻️बालबालिका र किशोर–किशोरीहरूलाई पनि कहिलेकाहीँ मानसिक स्वास्थ्यसम्बन्धी समस्याका लागि औषधिको आवश्यकता पर्न सक्छ। तल यस विषयमा हाम्रो हालै प्रकाशित गरिएको लेख समावेश गरिएको छ।

✳️Thank you too all authors ✍️
Shrestha ShuvaAnugya AmatyaGunjan DhonjuAmit Jha Syndromic Viral Rajput(Ravi)



Below 👇 is the link to full article:
https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPAN/article/view/86053

10/11/2025

Nature teaches mindfulness — when we listen to the wind, watch the flowers/trees/plants and feel the earth beneath our feet, the present moment becomes enough.
View from my OPD room at the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Unit at Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu