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Patients commonly visit for

  • Persistent anxiety
  • Low mood for weeks
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Focus & attention issues
  • Relationship strain

Procedures performed

  • Diagnostic Interview

    Structured clinical assessment

  • Medication Management

    Long-term titration & monitoring

  • CBT Referral

    Cognitive behavioural therapy coordination

Top-ranked Psychiatrists

20 / 20
1

Dr. Shyam Bhat

Psychiatrist • People Tree Hospitals

Bangalore, India

5.0

Experience

20 years

Education

MD (Psychiatry)

Shyam Bhat is a leading psychiatrist practicing at People Tree Hospitals, with over 20 years of clinical experience.

290 peer reviews
2

Dr. Harish Shetty

Psychiatrist • L H Hiranandani Hospital

Mumbai, India

5.0

Experience

30 years

Education

MD (Psychiatry)

Harish Shetty is a leading psychiatrist practicing at L H Hiranandani Hospital, with over 30 years of clinical experience.

290 peer reviews
3

Dr. R Thara

Psychiatrist • Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF)

Chennai, India

5.0

Experience

45 years

Education

MD (Psychiatry)

R Thara is a leading psychiatrist practicing at Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), with over 45 years of clinical experience.

290 peer reviews
4

Dr. Samir Parikh

Psychiatrist • Fortis Healthcare, Delhi

Delhi, India

5.0

Experience

25 years

Education

MD (Psychiatry)

Samir Parikh is a leading psychiatrist practicing at Fortis Healthcare, Delhi, with over 25 years of clinical experience.

290 peer reviews
5

Prof. Femi Oyebode

Psychiatrist • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

4.9

Experience

35 years

Education

MD, PhD, FRCPsych

Emeritus professor of psychiatry at the University of Birmingham; consultant psychiatrist.

161 peer reviews
6

Dr. Zahinoor Ismail

Psychiatrist • Foothills Medical Centre / Hotchkiss Brain Institute

Calgary, Canada

4.9

Experience

26 years

Education

MD, FRCPC, University of Alberta

Full Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Epidemiology, and Pathology; Chair of the Canadian Consensus Conference on Dementia; recognized for research on Mild Behavioral Impairment.

60 peer reviews
7

Dr. Lakshmi Vijayakumar

Psychiatrist • SNEHA, Chennai

Chennai, India

4.9

Experience

40 years

Education

MD (Psychiatry)

Lakshmi Vijayakumar is a leading psychiatrist practicing at SNEHA, Chennai, with over 40 years of clinical experience.

260 peer reviews
8

Prof. Sir Simon Wessely

Psychiatrist • King's College Hospital

London, United Kingdom

4.9

Experience

35 years

Education

MD, FRCP, FRCPsych, FMedSci

Regius Professor of Psychiatry at King's College London; past president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

161 peer reviews
9

Dr. Sunil Mittal

Psychiatrist • Cosmos Institute of Mental Health

Delhi, India

4.9

Experience

40 years

Education

MD (Psychiatry)

Sunil Mittal is a leading psychiatrist practicing at Cosmos Institute of Mental Health, with over 40 years of clinical experience.

260 peer reviews
10

Dr. Lakshmi Yatham

Psychiatrist • UBC Hospital / Vancouver Coastal Health

Vancouver, Canada

4.9

Experience

30 years

Education

MBBS, FRCPC, MRCPsych, Mysore Medical College

Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at UBC; Director of the Institute of Mental Health; world-leading expert in bipolar disorder.

11

Dr. Akeel Abdullah

Psychiatrist • 9401 Southwest Fwy

Houston, United States

4.9

Experience

8 years

Education

12

Dr. Laurence J. Kirmayer

Psychiatrist • MUHC – Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Canada

4.9

Experience

40 years

Education

MD, McGill University

James McGill Professor and founding Director of the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill; leading authority on cultural aspects of mental health.

13

Dr. Youssef Abdel-Gawad

Psychiatrist • 20 W 74Th St

New York, United States

4.9

Experience

5 years

Education

14

Dr. Ali Khwaja

Psychiatrist • Banjara Academy

Bangalore, India

4.9

Experience

40 years

Education

MD (Psychiatry)

Ali Khwaja is a leading psychiatrist practicing at Banjara Academy, with over 40 years of clinical experience.

260 peer reviews
15

Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam

Psychiatrist • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Toronto, Canada

4.9

Experience

20 years

Education

MD, University of Manitoba

Senior VP Education and Chief Medical Officer at CAMH; Professor of Psychiatry at U of T; internationally recognized leader in consultation-liaison psychiatry and medical education.

60 peer reviews
16

Prof. Stephen Lawrie

Psychiatrist • Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

4.9

Experience

30 years

Education

MBChB, MD, FRCPsych

Professor of psychiatry and head of the Division of Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh.

173 peer reviews
17

Dr. Kersi Chavda

Psychiatrist • P D Hinduja Hospital

Mumbai, India

4.9

Experience

35 years

Education

MD (Psychiatry)

Kersi Chavda is a leading psychiatrist practicing at P D Hinduja Hospital, with over 35 years of clinical experience.

260 peer reviews
18

Prof. Louis Appleby

Psychiatrist • Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust

Manchester, United Kingdom

4.9

Experience

35 years

Education

CBE, MD, FRCPsych, FMedSci

Professor of psychiatry at the University of Manchester; director of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health.

161 peer reviews
19

Dr. Rohit Abraham

Psychiatrist • 1740 W Taylor St

Chicago, United States

4.9

Experience

7 years

Education

20

Prof. Ian Hickie

Psychiatrist • Brain and Mind Centre, USyd

Sydney, Australia

4.9

Experience

35 years

Education

MD, FRANZCP — University of Sydney

Prof. Ian Hickie is a psychiatrist based at Brain and Mind Centre, USyd with extensive experience in clinical practice and research.

57 peer reviews

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Modern psychiatric medications are not addictive in the colloquial sense; your doctor will plan tapering when appropriate.

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