Dr. Roy Abraham Kallivayalil is Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India. He was the Secretary General of the World Psychiatric Association (2014-2020), President of World Association for Social Psychiatry (2016-2019) and President of Indian Psychiatric Society (2012-2013). He is President of the National Alliance for Mental Health, India.
He was Principal (Dean) of Ernakulam Medical College, Kochi, India and Professor and Head of Psychiatry at Thrissur and Kottayam Medical Colleges. He was, also, Chairman Board of Examiners, Member, Board of Studies and Member, Faculty of Medicine of the Cochin University of Science and Technology and Member of the Senate of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He is an International Distinguished Fellow of American Psychiatric Association since 2013. He has more than 100 publications in peer reviewed scientific Journals and has edited the book “Suicide Prevention - a handbook for Community Gatekeepers”.
The Hon’ble President of India presented him with the World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH) Award for meritorious services to the cause of Mental Health in 2017.