Selected List of Publications by Dr. Rajagopal

1.      Rajagopal, S. Overseas candidates for the MRCPsych examination. Psychiatric Bulletin, 2002;26: 395. Link

2.      Rajagopal, S., Goldberg, D., Nikolaou, V. The relationship between mental health services and primary care services in the UK: a postal survey. Primary Care Psychiatry, 2003;8: 131-134.   

3.      Rajagopal, S. Suicide pacts and the internet. British Medical Journal, 2004;329: 1298-1299. Link 

4.      Rajagopal, S., Rehill, K.S. & Godfrey, E. Psychiatry as a career choice compared with other specialties: a survey of medical students. Psychiatric Bulletin, 2004;28: 444-446. Link 

5.      Rajagopal, S. Clozapine, agranulocytosis, and benign ethnic neutropenia. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2005;81: 545-546. Link   

6.      Rajagopal, S. The placebo effect. Psychiatric Bulletin, 2006;30: 185-188. Link    

7.      Rajagopal, S. Catatonia. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 2007;13: 51–59. Link 

8.      Rajagopal, S. Placebo effect in depression. Quarterly Journal of Mental Health, 2007; Vol 1 (No. 3): 22–26.

9.      Rajagopal, S. (2007) Late-onset, recurrent and potentially progressive neutropenia in a patient receiving clozapine. British Journal of Psychiatry (e-letter)

10.  Rajagopal, S. (2007) The nocebo effect . Medicine Online. Link

11.  Rajagopal, S. The Internet and Suicide Pacts. In Internet and Suicide (Editors: Sher, L. and Vilens, A.), 2009; 185–196. Nova Science Publishers, New York. Link 

12.  Rajagopal, S. Acute psychosis induced by isotretinoin. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2014;56: 295-297. Link 

13.  Rajagopal, S. Catatonic depression precipitated by amiodarone prescribed for atrial fibrillation. Indian Journal of Psychiatry,2015;57: 105-106. Link

14.  Rajagopal, S. My first 100 private outpatients in India – The experience of a Psychiatrist trained in the United Kingdom. BJPsych International Blog, 2015; Issue 1. Link 

15. Rajagopal, S. You too, YouTube? BJPsych Bulletin, 2016;40: 107. Link  

16. Rajagopal, S. Psychiatric disorders and visual impairment. British Journal of Psychiatry, 2016. E-letter. Link

17. Rajagopal, S. Impact factor and psychiatry journals: an international perspective. BJPsych International, February 2017; Vol 14 Issue 1. Link

18. Rajagopal, S. The spiritual philosophy of Advaita: Basic concepts and relevance to psychiatry. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 66(2):p 202-207, February 2024. Link

19. Fineberg, N., O’Doherty, C., Rajagopal, S., et al How common is OCD in a dermatology outpatient clinic? Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2003;64:152–155. Link 

20.  Rajarathinam, S., Rajagopal, S., Palaniappan, L.K. (2006). 1000 Individual Statement Questions for the MRCPsych. Anshan Limited. Link

21.  Soomro, S., Altman, D., Rajagopal, S., et al (2008). Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) versus Placebo for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Cochrane collaboration Database Systematic Review, 2008; (1): CD001765. Link 

Dr. Rajagopal was on the Editorial Board of the journal ‘BJPsych International’ published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, from 2011 to 2023.

He also periodically provides external peer review for other journals such as Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.