Dr. Saravanan Coumaravelou
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Dr. Saravanan Coumaravelou

Assistant Professor
University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Psychology from International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia

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Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
100%
Psychology
62%
Mental Health
90%
Applied Phycology
75%
Medicine
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Saravanan, C., M. Mohamad and A. Alias, 2019. Coping strategies used by international students who recovered from homesickness and depression in Malaysia. Int. J. Int. Relat., 68: 77-87.
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  2. Saravanan, C., A. Attlee and N. Sulaiman, 2019. A cross sectional study on knowledge, beliefs and psychosocial predictors of shisha smoking among University students in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev., 20: 903-909.
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  3. Wong, C.Y., C. Saravanan, A. Musawi and S.W. Gan, 2018. Effects of a combination of non-pharmaceutical psychological interventions on dental anxiety. J. Clin. Transl. Res., 3: 311-317.
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  4. Saravanan, C., A. Alias and M. Mohamad, 2017. The effects of brief individual cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and homesickness among international students in Malaysia. J. Affective Disord., 220: 108-116.
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  5. Gan, S.W., C. Saravanan, A. Musawi and C.Y. Wong, 2017. An experimental study of the effects of psychological interventions on adult patients with dental anxiety. Int. J. Psychol. Stud., 9: 24-32.
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  6. Manaf, N.A., C. Saravanan and Z. Beevi, 2016. The prevalence and inter-relationship of negative body image perception, depression and susceptibility to eating disorders among female medical undergraduate students. J. Clin. Diagn. Res., 10: 1-4.
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  7. Shobana, M. and C. Saravanan, 2014. Comparative study on attitudes and psychological problems of mothers towards their children with developmental disability. East Asian Arch. Psychiatry, 24: 16-22 .
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  8. Saravanan, C., R. Kingston and M. Gin, 2014. Is test anxiety a problem among medical students: A cross sectional study on outcome of test anxiety among medical students?. Int. J. Psychol. Stud., 6: 24-31.
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  9. Saravanan, C. and R. Wilks, 2014. Medical students’ experience of and reaction to stress: The role of depression and anxiety. Sci. World J., 10.1155/2014/737382.
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  10. Saravanan, C. and R. Kingston, 2014. A randomized control study of psychological intervention to reduce anxiety, amotivation and psychological distress among medical students. J. Res. Med. Sci., 19: 12-22.
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  11. Saravanan, C. and I. Heidhy, 2014. Psychological problems and psychosocial predictors of cigarette smoking behavior among undergraduate students in Malaysia. Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev., 15: 7629-7634.
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  12. Rajiah, K., S. Coumaravelou and O.W. Ying, 2014. Relationship of test anxiety, psychological distress and academic motivation among first year undergraduate pharmacy students. Int. J. Applied Psychol., 4: 68-72.
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  13. Rajiah, K. and C. Saravanan, 2014. The effectiveness of psychoeducation and systematic desensitization to reduce test anxiety among first-year pharmacy students. Am. J. Pharm. Educ., Vol. 78. 10.5688/ajpe789163.
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  14. Nyamayaro, P.C. and C. Saravanan, 2013. The relationship between adjustment and negative emotional states among first year medical students. Asian J. Soc. Sci. Human., 2: 270-278.
  15. Saravanan, C. and K. Rangaswamy, 2012. Effectiveness of counselling on the attitudes of mothers towards their children with intellectual disability. Pac. J. Counsell. Psychotherapy, 3: 82-94.
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