The Research Department at the hospital has been contributing regularly to studies on various topics related to Mental Health and Social Work; Effects of Psychiatric Illness on family members, Social Effects of Alcoholism, Incidence of HIV in Alcoholics etc. Records of over 9,000 patients available with us provide us an elaborate database for research on diverse topics (strict confidentiality and highest standards of ethics are maintained with regards to patient data).
Research articles by Doctors and Medical Social Workers from Dr. A. V. Baliga Memorial Hospital and Dr. A. V. Baliga Institute of Social Sciences and Rural Management are published in reputed journals from time to time. Below is a listing of a few of them:

A study on ‘Acoustical Properties of Speech as Indicators of Depression’

By: Shama Kumara, Ananthakrishna T, Niranjan U. Cholayya, Dr. P. Venkatraya Bhandary, Dr. Kumar K. B Published in: VOL.MBE-06; No. 95-115; Page 37-40 (2006)

A study on ‘Prevalence of problem alcohol drinking in a general hospital’

By: Dr. S. Vasudeva, Dr. G. Prasad Rao, Dr. P. Venkataraya Bhandary, Dr. Kumar K. B, Dr. Geetha Sai Published in: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine July-December 2006; 28(2):51-56

A study on ‘Association of Serum Paraoxonase with Alcoholic Liver Disease in Alcohol Abusers’

By: Dr. Mungli Prakash, Dr. Jeevan K. Shetty, Dr. Sudeshna Tripathi, Dr. Manish Verma, Dr. P. Venkatraya Bhandary, Dr. S. Vasudev

Published in: Clinica Chimica Acta { 378(2007) 232-234 }

A study on ‘Serum Total Thiol Status in Alcohol Abusers’

By: Dr. Mungli Prakash, Dr. Jeevan K. Shetty, Dr. Sudeshna Tripathi, Dr. Manish Verma, Dr. P. Venkatraya Bhandary, Dr. S. Vasudev

Published in: Asian Journal of Biochemistry { 3(1): 48-51, 2008 }

A study on ‘Prevalence and Pattern of Mental Disability using Indian Disability Evaluation Assessment Scale in a Rural Community of Karnataka’

By: Dr. S. Ganesh Kumar, Dr. Acharya Das, Dr. P. Venkatraya Bhandary, Dr. Shashi Joyce Soans, Dr. H. N. Harsha Kumar, Dr. M. S. Kotian

Published in: The Indian Journal of Psychiatry Year: 2008| Volume: 50| Issue: 1| Page: 21-23

A study on ‘Relation between Serum and Urine Glutathione-S-Transferase activity and Total Thiol Status in Chronic Alcohol Abusers before and 30 days after Alcohol Abstinence and Lifestyle Modification’

By: Dr. Manjunatha S. Muttigi, Dr. Lakshmi S. Prabhu, Dr. Vivekananda Kedage, Dr. Mungli Prakash, Dr. Jeevan K. Shetty, Dr. Devaramane Virupaksha, Dr. P. Venkatraya Bhandary

Published in: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences Volume 8| Issue 1| Jan-March 2009

A case report on ‘Pedal Edema with Olanzapine’

By: Dr. Veena Nayak, Dr. Bharti Chogtu, Dr. Virupaksha Devaramane, Dr. P. Venkatraya Bhandary

Published in: Indian Journal of Pharmacology Year: 2009| Volume: 41| Issue: 1| Page: 49-50

A Comparative Study between Alcoholics of Koraga Community, Alcoholics of General Population and Healthy Controls for Antioxidant Markers and Liver Function Parameters

By: Dr. Mungli Prakash, Dr. Naureen Anwar, Dr. Prasiddha Tilak, Dr. Mahesh S. Shetty, Dr. Lakshmi S. Prabhu, Dr. Vivekananda Kedage, Dr. Manjunatha S. Muttigi, Dr. Virupaksha Devaramane, Dr. P. Venkatraya Bhandary

Published in: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences Volume: 8 Issue: 4| Oct-Dec 2009

A study on ‘Socio-demographic and clinical correlates of patients with Dementia attending private hospital’

By: Dr. P. Venkatraya Bhandary, Dr. K. S. Latha

Published in: Indian Journal of Gerontology Year: 2010| Volume: 24| No.: 2| Page: 157-169

Dr. A. V. Baliga Memorial Hospital also acts as a location for conducting Drug Trials in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies. Mentioned below are a few important ones.

• 1. ‘A Phase 2, Multicentre, Double-Blind, Randomized, Fixed Dose, Parallel Group, 3-Week Inpatient Treatment Study to evaluate the Dose-Response Relationship, Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of PFR-00217830 compared to Placebo, using Aripiprazole as a Positive Control in the Treatment of Acute Exacerbation of Schizophrenia’
  In collaboration with Pfizer.
• 2. ‘Safety and Efficacy of Duloxetine Hydrochloride (DUTIN) in patients with Depression’.
  In collaboration with Ranbaxy.