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Last published 2025
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Purushottam B. Thapa

High Impact

Researcher

Also affiliated: University of North Texas (2015); Vanderbilt University (1993–2001); University of Washington (1995); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2014); Arkansas State Hospital (2014–2015); Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2014); Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (2004); Duke Medical Center (2001); Durham VA Medical Center (2001); Pharmac (2001); Duke University Hospital (2001); Behavioral Health Services (2008); Credit Suisse (Switzerland) (2014–2015); Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (2014–2015); Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2004); The Hague University of Applied Sciences (2014)

Faculty Researcher

21 h-index 37 pubs 3,063 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Male
  • Aged
  • Nursing Homes
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Adult
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Cohort Studies
  • United States
  • Accidental Falls
  • Frail Elderly

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Purushottam B. Thapa's research interests encompass a range of medical and health sciences topics, with a recent focus on graduate student well-being and specific clinical case reports. His work includes an evaluation of stress levels, stressors, and resource awareness among graduate students at a medical sciences university, with a publication projected for 2025. Thapa has also contributed to medical literature through case reports, including one detailing catatonia associated with intrathecal baclofen and another titled "Deipnophobia" (2022).

His scholarly output is reflected in a total of 37 publications, which have garnered over 3,057 citations, contributing to an h-index of 21. Thapa is recognized as a highly cited researcher. He collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Austin Porter, Kevin Ryan, Victoria Flynn, and James Holland, with whom he shares at least one publication each. Thapa maintains an active laboratory website, indicating ongoing research activities.

Metrics

  • h-index: 21
  • Publications: 37
  • Citations: 3,063

Selected Publications

  • An evaluation of graduate student stress levels, stressors experienced, and resource awareness at a university for medical sciences (2025)
    Journal of American College Health DOI OpenAlex
  • Deipnophobia (2022)
    The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • What Do Medical Students Actually Want from Learning Communities? A Comprehensive Needs Assessment (2020)
    MedEdPublish 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A One-Year Institutional View of Resident Physician Burnout (2019)
    Academic Psychiatry 36 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Differences in burnout prevalence between clinical professionals and biomedical scientists in an academic medical centre: a cross-sectional survey (2019)
    BMJ Open 58 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Management of Acute Baclofen Withdrawal After Intrathecal Medication Delivery Failure (2015)
    Contemporary Neurosurgery DOI OpenAlex
  • Vitamin D Levels and Sociodemographic and Clinical Correlates in Individuals With Serious Mental Illness Admitted to an Acute Psychiatry Unit (2015)
    The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Refractory Depression—Part I (2014)
    Contemporary Neurosurgery DOI OpenAlex
  • Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Refractory Depression—Part II (2014)
    Contemporary Neurosurgery DOI OpenAlex
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences and Geriatric Depression: Results from the 2010 BRFSS (2014)
    American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 147 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Lithium-Induced Transient Euthyroid Hyperthyroxinemia (2014)
    The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Longitudinal Substance Use following an Emergency Department Visit for Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain (2008)
    Journal of Drug Issues 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Effectiveness of Guideline Implementation Strategies on Improving Antipsychotic Medication Management for Schizophrenia (2008)
    Medical Care 32 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cyclic antidepressants and the risk of sudden cardiac death (2004)
    Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 274 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • P.R.N. (As-Needed) Orders and Exposure of Psychiatric Inpatients to Unnecessary Psychotropic Medications (2003)
    Psychiatric Services 65 citations DOI OpenAlex

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