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Ramani Durvasula

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{{short description|American psychologist, media expert, and author}}
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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula<ref name="Tesher">{{cite web |last1=Tesher |first1=Ellie |title=Ask Ellie: Therapy can help understand the narcissist |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/life/ask-ellie-therapy-can-help-understand-the-narcissist-1.24095113 |website=Times Colonist |accessdate=12 April 2020 |date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} She also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Education==
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received a [[Master of Arts]] in Psychology and a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in Clinical Psychology from the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA) in 1997.<ref name="pts"/> <ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramani-durvasula-4132067 Ramani Durvasula Linkedin Profile]</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula first appeared on television on an episode of ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''.<ref name="remotecontrol">{{cite AV media|title=Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Relationship Realist - Something No One Knows |publisher=TONE Networks |people=Ramani Durvasula (interviewee) |via=YouTube |date=June 1, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuC5KyxLAY |accessdate=November 19, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles,{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} having lived there since 1991.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=A Silver Anniversary… |url=http://blog.doctor-ramani.com/relationships-and-sex/a-silver-anniversary/ |website=Dr. Ramani's Blog |accessdate=November 20, 2019 |date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,{{cn|date=November 2019}} and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175 |pmc=3999248 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175 |pmc=3999248 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=A Brief Review of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: Nature, Correlates, and Proposed Preventative Measures |journal=Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships |date=December 18, 2015 |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=127–134 |doi=10.5964/ijpr.v9i2.186 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |title=Delineating the Interplay of Personality Disorders and Health |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=July 3, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=151–155 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337400 |pmid=28767019 |pmc=6134178 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Theodore R. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani |title=A Biopsychosocial Approach to Managing HIV-Related Pain and Associated Substance Abuse in Older Adults: a Review |journal=Ageing International |date=October 12, 2018 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=74–116 |doi=10.1007/s12126-018-9333-y }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
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===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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Ramani Durvasula

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} She also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Education==
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received a [[Master of Arts]] in Psychology and a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in Clinical Psychology from the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA) in 1997.<ref name="pts"/> <ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramani-durvasula-4132067 Ramani Durvasula Linkedin Profile]</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula first appeared on television on an episode of ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''.<ref name="remotecontrol">{{cite AV media|title=Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Relationship Realist - Something No One Knows |publisher=TONE Networks |people=Ramani Durvasula (interviewee) |via=YouTube |date=June 1, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuC5KyxLAY |accessdate=November 19, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles,{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} having lived there since 1991.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=A Silver Anniversary… |url=http://blog.doctor-ramani.com/relationships-and-sex/a-silver-anniversary/ |website=Dr. Ramani's Blog |accessdate=November 20, 2019 |date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,{{cn|date=November 2019}} and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175 |pmc=3999248 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175 |pmc=3999248 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=A Brief Review of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: Nature, Correlates, and Proposed Preventative Measures |journal=Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships |date=December 18, 2015 |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=127–134 |doi=10.5964/ijpr.v9i2.186 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |title=Delineating the Interplay of Personality Disorders and Health |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=July 3, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=151–155 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337400 |pmid=28767019 |pmc=6134178 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=[[Behavioral Medicine (journal)|Behavioral Medicine]] |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Theodore R. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani |title=A Biopsychosocial Approach to Managing HIV-Related Pain and Associated Substance Abuse in Older Adults: a Review |journal=Ageing International |date=October 12, 2018 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=74–116 |doi=10.1007/s12126-018-9333-y }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
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===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula first appeared on television on an episode of ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''.<ref name="remotecontrol">{{cite AV media|title=Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Relationship Realist - Something No One Knows |publisher=TONE Networks |people=Ramani Durvasula (interviewee) |via=YouTube |date=June 1, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuC5KyxLAY |accessdate=November 19, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles,{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} having lived there since 1991.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=A Silver Anniversary… |url=http://blog.doctor-ramani.com/relationships-and-sex/a-silver-anniversary/ |website=Dr. Ramani's Blog |accessdate=November 20, 2019 |date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,{{cn|date=November 2019}} and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175 |pmc=3999248 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175 |pmc=3999248 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=A Brief Review of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: Nature, Correlates, and Proposed Preventative Measures |journal=Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships |date=December 18, 2015 |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=127–134 |doi=10.5964/ijpr.v9i2.186 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |title=Delineating the Interplay of Personality Disorders and Health |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=July 3, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=151–155 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337400 |pmid=28767019 |pmc=6134178 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Theodore R. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani |title=A Biopsychosocial Approach to Managing HIV-Related Pain and Associated Substance Abuse in Older Adults: a Review |journal=Ageing International |date=October 12, 2018 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=74–116 |doi=10.1007/s12126-018-9333-y }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula first appeared on television on an episode of ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''.<ref name="remotecontrol">{{cite AV media|title=Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Relationship Realist - Something No One Knows |publisher=TONE Networks |people=Ramani Durvasula (interviewee) |via=YouTube |date=Jun 1, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuC5KyxLAY |accessdate=19 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles,{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} having lived there since 1991.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=A Silver Anniversary… |url=http://blog.doctor-ramani.com/relationships-and-sex/a-silver-anniversary/ |website=Dr. Ramani's Blog |accessdate=20 November 2019 |date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,{{cn|date=November 2019}} and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3999248/ |accessdate=20 November 2019 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3999248/ |accessdate=20 November 2019 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=A Brief Review of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: Nature, Correlates, and Proposed Preventative Measures |journal=Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships |date=18 December 2015 |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=127–134 |doi=10.5964/ijpr.v9i2.186 |accessdate=20 November 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |title=Delineating the Interplay of Personality Disorders and Health |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=3 July 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=151–155 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337400 |pmid=28767019 |pmc=6134178 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Theodore R. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani |title=A Biopsychosocial Approach to Managing HIV-Related Pain and Associated Substance Abuse in Older Adults: a Review |journal=Ageing International |date=12 October 2018 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=74–116 |doi=10.1007/s12126-018-9333-y }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula first appeared on television on an episode of ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''.<ref name="remotecontrol">{{cite AV media|title=Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Relationship Realist - Something No One Knows |publisher=TONE Networks |people=Ramani Durvasula (interviewee) |via=YouTube |date=Jun 1, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuC5KyxLAY |accessdate=19 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles,{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} having lived there since 1991.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=A Silver Anniversary… |url=http://blog.doctor-ramani.com/relationships-and-sex/a-silver-anniversary/ |website=Dr. Ramani's Blog |accessdate=20 November 2019 |date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,{{cn|date=November 2019}} and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3999248/ |accessdate=20 November 2019 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=A Brief Review of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: Nature, Correlates, and Proposed Preventative Measures |journal=Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships |date=18 December 2015 |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=127–134 |doi=10.5964/ijpr.v9i2.186 |accessdate=20 November 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |title=Delineating the Interplay of Personality Disorders and Health |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=3 July 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=151–155 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337400 |pmid=28767019 |pmc=6134178 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Theodore R. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani |title=A Biopsychosocial Approach to Managing HIV-Related Pain and Associated Substance Abuse in Older Adults: a Review |journal=Ageing International |date=12 October 2018 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=74–116 |doi=10.1007/s12126-018-9333-y }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula first appeared on television on an episode of ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''.<ref name="remotecontrol">{{cite AV media|title=Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Relationship Realist - Something No One Knows |publisher=TONE Networks |people=Ramani Durvasula (interviewee) |via=YouTube |date=Jun 1, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuC5KyxLAY |accessdate=19 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles,{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} having lived there since 1991.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=A Silver Anniversary… |url=http://blog.doctor-ramani.com/relationships-and-sex/a-silver-anniversary/ |website=Dr. Ramani's Blog |accessdate=20 November 2019 |date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,{{cn|date=November 2019}} and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=A Brief Review of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: Nature, Correlates, and Proposed Preventative Measures |journal=Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships |date=18 December 2015 |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=127–134 |doi=10.5964/ijpr.v9i2.186 |accessdate=20 November 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |title=Delineating the Interplay of Personality Disorders and Health |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=3 July 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=151–155 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337400 |pmid=28767019 |pmc=6134178 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Theodore R. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani |title=A Biopsychosocial Approach to Managing HIV-Related Pain and Associated Substance Abuse in Older Adults: a Review |journal=Ageing International |date=12 October 2018 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=74–116 |doi=10.1007/s12126-018-9333-y }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula first appeared on television on an episode of ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''.<ref name="remotecontrol">{{cite AV media|title=Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Relationship Realist - Something No One Knows |publisher=TONE Networks |people=Ramani Durvasula (interviewee) |via=YouTube |date=Jun 1, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuC5KyxLAY |accessdate=19 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles,{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} having lived there since 1991.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=A Silver Anniversary… |url=http://blog.doctor-ramani.com/relationships-and-sex/a-silver-anniversary/ |website=Dr. Ramani's Blog |accessdate=20 November 2019 |date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,{{cn|date=November 2019}} and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |url=https://psycharchives.org/bitstream/20.500.12034/1847/1/ijpr.v9i2.186.pdf |accessdate=20 November 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |title=Delineating the Interplay of Personality Disorders and Health |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=3 July 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=151–155 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337400 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08964289.2017.1337400 |accessdate=20 November 2019 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Theodore R. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani |title=A Biopsychosocial Approach to Managing HIV-Related Pain and Associated Substance Abuse in Older Adults: a Review |journal=Ageing International |date=12 October 2018 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=74–116 |doi=https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-018-9333-y |accessdate=20 November 2019}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula first appeared on television on an episode of ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''.<ref name="remotecontrol">{{cite AV media|title=Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Relationship Realist - Something No One Knows |publisher=TONE Networks |people=Ramani Durvasula (interviewee) |via=YouTube |date=Jun 1, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuC5KyxLAY |accessdate=19 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles,{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} having lived there since 1991.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=A Silver Anniversary… |url=http://blog.doctor-ramani.com/relationships-and-sex/a-silver-anniversary/ |website=Dr. Ramani's Blog |accessdate=20 November 2019 |date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,{{cn|date=November 2019}} and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |title=Delineating the Interplay of Personality Disorders and Health |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=3 July 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=151–155 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337400 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08964289.2017.1337400 |accessdate=20 November 2019 |issn=0896-4289}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Theodore R. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani |title=A Biopsychosocial Approach to Managing HIV-Related Pain and Associated Substance Abuse in Older Adults: a Review |journal=Ageing International |date=12 October 2018 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=74–116 |doi=https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-018-9333-y |accessdate=20 November 2019}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula first appeared on television on an episode of ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''.<ref name="remotecontrol">{{cite AV media|title=Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Relationship Realist - Something No One Knows |publisher=TONE Networks |people=Ramani Durvasula (interviewee) |via=YouTube |date=Jun 1, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuC5KyxLAY |accessdate=19 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles,{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} having lived there since 1991.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=A Silver Anniversary… |url=http://blog.doctor-ramani.com/relationships-and-sex/a-silver-anniversary/ |website=Dr. Ramani's Blog |accessdate=20 November 2019 |date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,{{cn|date=November 2019}} and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Theodore R. |last2=Halkitis |first2=Perry N. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani |title=A Biopsychosocial Approach to Managing HIV-Related Pain and Associated Substance Abuse in Older Adults: a Review |journal=Ageing International |date=12 October 2018 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=74–116 |doi=https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-018-9333-y |accessdate=20 November 2019}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula first appeared on television on an episode of ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''.<ref name="remotecontrol">{{cite AV media|title=Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Relationship Realist - Something No One Knows |publisher=TONE Networks |people=Ramani Durvasula (interviewee) |via=YouTube |date=Jun 1, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuC5KyxLAY |accessdate=19 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles,{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} having lived there since 1991.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=A Silver Anniversary… |url=http://blog.doctor-ramani.com/relationships-and-sex/a-silver-anniversary/ |website=Dr. Ramani's Blog |accessdate=20 November 2019 |date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,{{cn|date=November 2019}} and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula first appeared on television on an episode of ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]''.<ref name="remotecontrol">{{cite AV media|title=Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Relationship Realist - Something No One Knows |publisher=TONE Networks |people=Ramani Durvasula (interviewee) |via=YouTube |date=Jun 1, 2018 |accessdate=November 18, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuC5KyxLAY |accessdate=19 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=May 21, 1989 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> She has also received MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989, Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=1989 May 21 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> She has also received MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
In 1989,<ref>{{cite journal |title=One Hundred And Sixth Annual Commencement |date=1989 May 21 |url=https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=upub_commence |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don't Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=November 17, 2019 |language=en |date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |journal=Journal of Community Psychology |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=97–108 |date=April 1994 |doi=10.1002/1520-6629(199404)22:2<97::AID-JCOP2290220206>3.0.CO;2-# }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=November 30, 2008|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1618688781 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don’t Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=17 November 2019 |language=en |date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite web |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani Suryakantham |last2=Mylvaganam |first2=Gaithri A. |title=Mental health of Asian Indians: Relevant issues and community implications |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/1520-6629%28199404%2922%3A2%3C97%3A%3AAID-JCOP2290220206%3E3.0.CO%3B2-%23 |website=Wiley Online Library |accessdate=17 November 2019 |date=April 1994 |url-status=live}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=1618688782 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don’t Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=17 November 2019 |language=en |date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=1618688782 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani S. Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple divorced in 2008.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don’t Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=17 November 2019 |language=en |date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title=Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist |date=2015 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=1618688782 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani S. Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015|loc=dedication page}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple divorced in 2008.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don’t Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=17 November 2019 |language=en |date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani S. Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in [[Englewood, New Jersey]] on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother is Sai Durvasula.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015}} she also has a sister, Padma Salisbury.{{sfn|Durvasula|2015}}

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple divorced in 2008.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don’t Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=17 November 2019 |language=en |date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani S. Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple divorced in 2008.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don’t Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=17 November 2019 |language=en |date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
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*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
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*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
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*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani S. Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="LACCINOLE"/> The couple divorced in 1996.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don’t Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=17 November 2019 |language=en |date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani S. Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} On August 31, 1996 she married Charles Hinkin,<ref name="prabook">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://prabook.com/web/ramani.durvasula/1703312 |website=Prabook |publisher=World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> and they have two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/> The couple divorced in 1996.<ref name="LACCINOLE">{{cite web |last1=LACCINOLE |first1=KATHLEEN |title=Don’t Waste Your Time with Toxic People, Advises Dr. Ramani Durvasula |url=https://esme.com/resources/divorce/dr-ramani-durvasula-interview |website=ESME |accessdate=17 November 2019 |language=en |date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani S. Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani S. Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the ''[[Today show|TODAY show]]'' and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

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*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Works cited===
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |title="Don't You Know Who I Am?" How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility |date=2019 |publisher=Post Hill Press |isbn=9781682617526}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Durvasula|2019|p=xxii}} She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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Ramani Durvasula

2019-11-17T14:45:20Z

Esprit15d: /* Personal life */ rm bill pruitt. she seems to be in a relationship with someone named richard from her new book

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles.<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Durvasula, Ramani}}
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Clinical psychologists]]
[[Category:People from Englewood, New Jersey]]

Ramani Durvasula

2019-11-17T14:37:03Z

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Red Table Talk]]'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''Red Table Talk'' (2019) – "The Narcissism Epidemic" (Guest)<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Narcissism Epidemic |episode-link= |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=571984246943596 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |series=Red Table Talk |series-link=Red Table Talk |first= |last= |network=Facebook |station= |date= |season=2 |series-no= |number=16 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
Durvasula obtained a B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, and began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson'' – S3:EP44: "How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula" (2019)<ref>{{cite podcast|website=Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson |season=3 |episode=44 |host=Rick Hanson | title=How to Deal with a Narcissist with Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast-how-to-deal-with-a-narcissist-with-ramani-durvasula/ |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], she was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |dead-url=no }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |dead-url=no }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s, but she was able to lose it. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=March 28, 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, a began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=Monitor on Psychology |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| deadurl=no| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |dead-url=no }}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=February 16, 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=July 29, 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=August 9, 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=2008-11-30|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=January 4, 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=August 9, 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211|pmid=11309669 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=April 22, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=August 4, 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=February 1, 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=August 31, 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429|pmid=28767016 |pmc=6105924 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=August 2, 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403|pmid=28767011 |pmc=6139668 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010|pmid=29541600 |pmc=5849866 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072920/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |archive-date=4 January 2019 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165402/https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |archive-date=9 December 2018 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072822/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |archive-date=4 January 2019 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124157/https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |archive-date=4 January 2019 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s, but she was able to lose it. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=28 March 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, a began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104073017/https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |archive-date=4 January 2019 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124135/https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| archivedate=January 4, 2019| deadurl=no| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124037/http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |archive-date=4 January 2019 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Science Channel|Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014–2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula – Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In an interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s, but she was able to lose it. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=28 March 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, a began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In a interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s, but she was able to lose it. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> The fellow mothers at her daughter's school, who she says were generally svelte, were unkind to her.<ref name="Evans">{{cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Rory |title=Kitchen Confidential |journal=Allure |date=December 2011 |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=168 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A278520638/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=4dbcaa80 |accessdate=28 March 2019 |language=English |issn=1054-7711}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s her mother had brought her from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, a began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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Ramani Durvasula

2019-03-28T01:56:47Z

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

In a interview with ''[[Prevention (magazine)|Prevention]]'' magazine, Durvasula recounted beginning to struggle with her weight in her mid 20s, but she was able to lose it. After having children, however, stress from balancing her career and personal life caused her to seek "solace" in food.<ref name="Bollinger">{{cite journal |last1=Bollinger |first1=Caroline |title=I Got My Body Back! |journal=Prevention |date=2008 |volume=60 |issue=7 |pages=057 |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A184145027/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=5e63db69 |language=English |issn=0032-8006}}</ref> In preparation for a wedding, she tried on several [[sari]]s from India, but none of them fit. Tearful, she committed to losing weight, a began a regimen of daily walking, smaller portions, and produce at every meal.<ref name="Bollinger"/> She lost 65 pounds after a little over a year.<ref name="Bollinger"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999|pmid=8877626 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627|pmc=2891502 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0|pmid=16897351 |pmc=2867605 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health Psychology |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40–9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696|pmc=2863998 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd|pmid=19307857 |pmc=2679810 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175|pmc=3999248 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral Medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |pmc=4152459 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879|pmc=5667904 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American Health & Drug Benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640|pmc=5973244 }}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Durvasula, Ramani}}
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Clinical psychologists]]
[[Category:People from Englewood, New Jersey]]

Ramani Durvasula

2019-01-17T22:30:54Z

Esprit15d: media expert

{{short description|American psychologist, media expert, and author}}
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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Durvasula, Ramani}}
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Clinical psychologists]]
[[Category:People from Englewood, New Jersey]]

Ramani Durvasula

2019-01-17T22:30:31Z

Esprit15d: Changing short description from "American psychologist and author" to "American psychologist, media expert, and author" (Shortdesc helper)

{{short description|American psychologist, media expert, and author}}
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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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Ramani Durvasula

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Clinical psychologists]]
[[Category:People from Englewood, New Jersey]]

Ramani Durvasula

2019-01-17T22:22:50Z

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{{short description|American psychologist and author}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2019}}

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Durvasula, Ramani}}
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Clinical psychologists]]
[[Category:People from Englewood, New Jersey]]

Ramani Durvasula

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{{short description|American psychologist and author}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2019}}

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]]).<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]].<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Clinical psychologists]]
[[Category:People from Englewood, New Jersey]]

Ramani Durvasula

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{{short description|American psychologist and author}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2019}}

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and another in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoke at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]].<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Clinical psychologists]]
[[Category:People from Englewood, New Jersey]]

Ramani Durvasula

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{{short description|American psychologist and author}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2019}}

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoke at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]].<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoke at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]].<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought on in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoke at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]].<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=American Psychological Association |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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{{Orphan|date=January 2019}}

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought on in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoke at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]].<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=http://www.apa.org |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist {{!}} CareersinPsychology.org |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter|DoctorRamani | Ramani Durvasula}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Clinical psychologists]]
[[Category:People from Englewood, New Jersey]]

Ramani Durvasula

2019-01-06T19:35:28Z

Esprit15d: /* External links */ *{{Twitter |name= DoctorRamani}}

{{short description|American psychologist and author}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2019}}

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought on in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoke at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]].<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=http://www.apa.org |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist {{!}} CareersinPsychology.org |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*{{Twitter |name= DoctorRamani}}
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Durvasula, Ramani}}
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Clinical psychologists]]
[[Category:People from Englewood, New Jersey]]

Ramani Durvasula

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{{short description|American psychologist and author}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2019}}

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'''Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.''' (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She has been sought on in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic]], and the [[History Channel]], as well programs such as the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].

==Early life==
Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.<ref name="gr">{{cite web |title=Ramani Durvasula |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5813517.Ramani_Durvasula |website=Good Reads |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
{{quote box |align=right |width=360px |quote=We live in a world where mental illness, challenges in living, and general distress are so stigmatized. I strongly believed in the power of therapy to promote wellness, growth, and give people a nonjudgmental, structured space in which to be able to explore themselves in an uncensored manner.<ref name="cip"/> |source=''Careers in Psychology''}}
She got her B.S. in Psychology from the [[University of Connecticut]], and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from [[UCLA]].<ref name="pts"/> She has a private practice in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] and in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]].<ref name="pts"/> She is also Professor of Psychology at [[California State University]], and Visiting Professor of Psychology at the [[University of Johannesburg]].<ref name="pts"/> Books she has authored include ''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist'' and ''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'', as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.<ref name="pts"/>

Durvasula was the co-host of the show ''[[My Shopping Addiction]]'' on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] network, and has provided expert commentary on the [[Today show|TODAY show]] and [[Good Morning America]].<ref name="pts"/> Channels such as [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]], the [[Lifetime Movie Network]], [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]], the [[History Channel]], [[Discovery Science]], and [[Investigation Discovery]] have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.<ref name=Novotney/> She is co-host of the [[podcast]] ''Sexual Disorientation''.<ref name="pts"/> She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoke at [[TED (conference)|TEDx Sedona]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="pts"/> At the [[American Psychological Association]], he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),<ref name="coss">{{cite web |title=Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members |url=https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/committee/past-members.aspx |website=American Psychological Association |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.<ref name="pts"/> The [[National Institutes of Health]] has funded her research on personality disorders;<ref name="pts"/> they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between [[HIV]] and mental illness.<ref name=Novotney/> The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[substance use disorder]] or another [[Axis I disorder|Axis-I disorder]], and that nearly half met criteria for at least one [[Axis II (psychiatry)|Axis-II]] disorder (e.g. [[antisocial personality disorder]], [[borderline personality disorder]], or [[narcissistic personality disorder]].<ref name="Novotney2">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=Reducing the risk |journal=http://www.apa.org |date=October 2009 |volume=40 |issue=9 |page=56 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/10/hiv-illness.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the [[American Association of University Women]] and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the [[CSULA]].<ref name="cip">{{cite web |title=Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist {{!}} CareersinPsychology.org |url=https://careersinpsychology.org/interview/ramani-durvasula/ |website=Careers in Psychology |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.<ref name="pts">{{cite web |author1=Psychology Today staff |title=Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/ramani-durvasula-phd |website=Psychology Today |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, [[Bill Pruitt]].<ref name="gr"/> She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.<ref name="gr"/>

==Filmography==
*''Thintervention'' (2010) – starred<ref name="Novotney">{{cite journal |last1=Novotney |first1=Amy |title=On-air interventions |journal=American Psychological Association |date=March 2011 |volume=42 |issue=3 |page=54 |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/03/interventions.aspx |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Podcasts==
*''GluckRadio'' (2013) – Episode 44<ref>{{cite podcast| url= https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/glucksolutions/episodes/2013-05-03T13_52_06-07_00| title=Episode 44: You Are WHY You Eat| website=Podomatic| publisher=| host=Dr. Gluck| date=May 3, 2013| time=| access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>
*''Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani'' (2017–present) – Host<ref name="SD">{{cite web |title=Sexual Disorientation |url=http://sexualdisorientation.com/ |website=sexualdisorientation.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Papers===
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=van Gorp |first2=Wilfred G. |last3=Satz |first3=Paul |last4=Marcotte |first4=Thomas |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Wood |first6=Stacey |last7=Campbell |first7=Lionel |last8=Baluda |first8=Marc R. |title=Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=June 1996 |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=431–443 |doi=10.1080/01688639608408999}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Robinet |first1=Marta |last2=Lam |first2=Mona N. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Hardy |first5=David J. |last6=Hinkin |first6=Charles H. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Mason |first8=Karen I. |last9=Schug |first9=Robert |title=ANPA ABSTRACTS |journal=The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |date=May 2004 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 |url=https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/jnp.16.2.218}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Marion |first3=Sarah |last4=Keuning |first4=Allison |last5=Castellon |first5=Steven A. |last6=Lam |first6=Mona M. |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |title=Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. |journal=Health Psychology |date=2006 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=329–335 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329 |pmid=16719604}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Myers |first2=Hector F. |last3=Mason |first3=Karen |last4=Hinkin |first4=Charles |title=Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=16 February 2007 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=383–404 |doi=10.1080/13803390590935408 |pmid=16618627}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Hinkin |first1=Charles H. |last2=Barclay |first2=Terry R. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Levine |first4=Andrew J. |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ramani S. |last6=Marion |first6=Sarah D. |last7=Myers |first7=Hector F. |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |title=Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=29 July 2006 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=185–194 |doi=10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=TR |last2=Hinkin |first2=CH |last3=Castellon |first3=SA |last4=Mason |first4=KI |last5=Reinhard |first5=MJ |last6=Marion |first6=SD |last7=Levine |first7=AJ |last8=Durvasula |first8=RS |title=Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. |journal=Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |date=January 2007 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=40-9 |doi=10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40 |pmid=17209696}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Levine |first1=Andrew J. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Mason |first4=Karen I. |last5=Lam |first5=Mona N. |last6=Perkins |first6=Adam |last7=Robinet |first7=Marta |last8=Longshore |first8=Douglas |last9=Newton |first9=Thomas |last10=Myers |first10=Hector |last11=Durvasula |first11=Ramani S. |last12=Hardy |first12=David J. |title=Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence |journal=AIDS and Behavior |date=9 August 2005 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=355–362 |doi=10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y |pmid=16088365}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Regan |first1=Pamela C. |last2=Durvasula |first2=Ramani S. |title=Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students |journal=College Student Journal |date=|volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=1152–1161 |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ817030 |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en |issn=0146-3934}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ettenhofer |first1=Mark L. |last2=Hinkin |first2=Charles H. |last3=Castellon |first3=Steven A. |last4=Durvasula |first4=Ramani |last5=Ullman |first5=Jodi |last6=Lam |first6=Mona |last7=Myers |first7=Hector |last8=Wright |first8=Matthew J. |last9=Foley |first9=Jessica |title=Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection |journal=The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |date=April 2009 |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=281–290 |doi=10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Miller |first2=Eric N. |last3=Myers |first3=Hector F. |last4=Wyatt |first4=Gail E. |title=Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women |journal=Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |date=9 August 2010 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=149–163 |doi=10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani |last2=Miller |first2=Theodore R. |title=Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=22 April 2014 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=43–52 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2013.866540 |pmid=24274175}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |title=HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. |journal=Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) |date=4 Aug 2014 |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=85–98 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2014.893983 |pmid=25090361 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4152459/ |accessdate=4 January 2019}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Sayegh |first1=Philip |last2=Thaler |first2=Nicholas S. |last3=Arentoft |first3=Alyssa |last4=Kuhn |first4=Taylor P. |last5=Schonfeld |first5=Daniel |last6=Castellon |first6=Steven A. |last7=Durvasula |first7=Ramani S. |last8=Myers |first8=Hector F. |last9=Hinkin |first9=Charles H. |last10=Duregger |first10=Cornelia |title=Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking |journal=Cogent Psychology |date=1 February 2016 |volume=3 |issue=1 |doi=10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207 |pmid=29104879}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |last2=Regan |first2=Pamela C. |last3=Ureño |first3=Oscar |last4=Howell |first4=Lisa |title=Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample |journal=Psychological Reports |date=31 August 2016 |volume=99 |issue=2 |pages=418–420 |doi=10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420 |pmid=17153810}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Minnick |first1=Alyssa M. |last2=Cachelin |first2=Fary M. |last3=Durvasula |first3=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=200–207 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=Ramani S. |title=Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |journal=Behavioral Medicine |date=2 August 2017 |volume=43 |issue=3 |pages=227–232 |doi=10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ogaugwu |first1=Christian E. |last2=Cheng |first2=Qiuying |last3=Fieck |first3=Annabeth |last4=Hurwitz |first4=Ivy |last5=Durvasula |first5=Ravi |title=Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production |journal=Biotechnology Reports |date=March 2018 |volume=17 |pages=86–92 |doi=10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Durvasula |first1=R |last2=Kelly |first2=J |last3=Schleyer |first3=A |last4=Anawalt |first4=BD |last5=Somani |first5=S |last6=Dellit |first6=TH |title=Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. |journal=American health & drug benefits |date=April 2018 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=65–73 |pmid=29915640}}

===Books===
*''You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life'' (January 1, 2013)
*''Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist'' (October 24, 2017)
*''Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are'' (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
*''Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility'' (2019)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.doctor-ramani.com/ Doctor-Ramani.com], official website
*[http://sexualdisorientation.com/ Sexual Disorientation], weekly podcast with Durvasula and Silvia Saige
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/guide-better-relationships A Guide to Better Relationships], her essays for ''[[Psychology Today]]''

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