Bhavana Sivayokan

Bhavana Sivayokan

A graduate student in the Department of Psychology at K-State

Publications

You can also find my articles on my Google Scholar profile.

Journal Articles

Structured Physical Activity Program as an Effective Adjuvant Intervention for Autistic Children in Low-resource Settings

Published in Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2026

Recommended citation: Sivapalan, S., Sivayokan, B., Raveenthiran, K., Sivapathamoorthy, T., Seevaratnam, T., & Sivayokan, S. (2026) Structured Physical Activity Program as an Effective Adjuvant Intervention for Autistic Children in Low-resource Settings. Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 09731342251410680.
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Adolescent Treadmill Exercise Enhances Hippocampal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Expression and Improves Cognition in Autism-Modeled Rats

Published in Physiology & Behavior, 2024

Recommended citation: King, C., Rogers, L.G., Jansen, J., Sivayokan, B., Neyhard, J., Warnes, E., Hall, S.E., & Plakke, B. (2024) Adolescent Treadmill Exercise Enhances Hippocampal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Expression and Improves Cognition in Autism-Modeled Rats. Physiology & Behavior, 284, 114638.
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Decline in empathy among healthcare workers

Published in Asian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2024

Recommended citation: Charles, J.C., Sivayokan, B., & Kumanan, T. (2024) Decline in empathy among healthcare workers; where have all the flowers gone? Asian Journal of Internal Medicine, 3(2), 47-51.
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Establishing a novel partnership model to deploy health services for children with autism in a low-resource setting – experience from Sri Lanka

Published in The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2023

Recommended citation: Sivayokan, B., Sivayokan, S., Kumanan, T., Sathiadas, G., & Sreeharan, N. (2023). Establishing a novel partnership model to deploy health services for children with autism in a low-resource setting–experience from Sri Lanka. The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia, 17.
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Depression, Disability, and Cognitive Impairment Among Elders With Medical Illnesses Attending Follow-Up Clinics at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern Sri Lanka

Published in Cureus, 2022

Recommended citation: Sivayokan, B., Somasiri, W.G.N.C., Gunarathna, W.G.M.M.A.I., Maheswaran, T., Mahendrarajah, N., Coonghe, P.A.D., Suganthan, N., & Sivayokan, S. (2022). Depression, disability, and cognitive impairment among elders with medical illnesses attending follow up clinics at a tertiary care hospital in northern Sri Lanka. Cureus, 14(12), e32379.
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