Educational Qualification:

• M.A.Psychology (Clinical), Dept., of Psychology and Parapsychology, Andhra Univeristy, Visakhapatnam.
• M.Phil in Clinical Psychology, from Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS)-Delhi
• M.Phil in Rehabilitation Psychology from Natioanl Inistitute for the Mentally Handicapped-(NIMH)-Secunderabad
• Ph.D in Psychology (Psychooncology), Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad – Hyderabad.

Professional License

Registered as first dual professional from Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI),

v Clinical Psychologist(RCI: Reg No: A13798) and

v Rehabilitation Psychologist (RCI: Reg No: A09953)

Indian Association of Clinical Psychologist (IACP): Professional Life Member(PLM) 487/08/14

Teaching experience

Education

• M. Phil Clinical Psychology (2004-2006)- Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences, Delhi (affiliated to University of Delhi; RCI recognized) – two- year of supervised work at a psychiatric institution
• PhD, Clinical Psychology (Specialization in area of substance use disorders and two years of supervised therapeutic work – Department of Psychiatry and National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre - All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

Awards/Fellowships and Special Training

• Fellow of Ramachandra N Moorthy Foundation for Mental and Neurological Disorders
• NACO- Research Fellowship of HIV/AIDS for year 2010-2011
• Nominated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to attend the 11th Regional Training of Women Counselors on Treatment and Rehabilitation organized by the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program held at Chennai, India.
• Best Paper Award for “Technology-enhanced Learning in Psychological Interventions for Substance Use Disorders” presented at International Conference on Cognitive Behavioral Interventions held at AIIMS, New Delhi in December 2015
• Best Paper Award for “Emotional Processing and Adjustment in Depression” presented at 32nd National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologist held at Kolkota in January 2008
• BMJ Awards South Asia for “Strengthening Drug De-addiction Programme (DDAP): Establishing Drug Treatment Clinics (DTCs)” under the category of Non-communicable Disease Initiative of the Year 2016

Professional Memberships

• Professional Clinical Psychologist with Rehabilitation Council of India (CRR No. A10109)
• Professional Life Member of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologist (Executive Committee member, North Zone 2012- 2014)
• Ex-General Council Member, Richmond Fellowship Society (Delhi Branch)
• Associate Member of Indian Psychiatric Society
• Associate Member of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry
• Life member of World Association of Rehabilitation Psychiatry (Indian Chapter)
• International Affiliate member with American Psychological Association
• Member of World Association of Personality Psychology

Consultancy for International NGOs

• Consultant at FHI360 (Family Health International) -Development of training module for counselors working with women drug users (28th July 2014 – 31st Dec 2014)
• Consultant at UNODC, ROSA – Development of training module for trainers working in field of Injecting Drug Use and conducting training programs (22nd Oct 2010 – 30th Nov 2010)

Technical Expert

• 2016 – To Date: Training of counselors working in area of substance use disorders, held by National Institute of Social Defense, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI
• 2015-2017: Training on Psychosocial Interventions in Substance Use Disorders for Medical officers, nurses and counselors of Drug Treatment Centres under the Drug Deaddiction Program, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, organized by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, AIIMS
• Workshop on Drug Abuse Prevention held at Dayal Singh College, DU organized by All India Women Education Fund Association (AIWEFA) in association with National Institute of Social Defense, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI held on 14^th November 2017.
• 2-3 April 2016: Workshop on “Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Resource Poor Countries” conducted in WAPR National Workshop on Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Dharan, 2016." held by Department of Psychiatry, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
• September 2014: Master trainer for CME on “Psychosocial Assessment and Intervention in Addiction” held by Virtual Knowledge Network, Department of Psychiatry and Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
• November 2014: One-month orientation program on “Substance Use Disorders” held by Department of Psychiatry and Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
• Training of Trainers: Three-day program for master trainers on Counseling for Injecting Drug Users in the Context of Targeted Interventions in India organizes by UNODC-ROSA
• Meeting of Experts to conduct an Impact Evaluation of the Ongoing Projects to Strengthen the Primary Health Care Delivery System for Mental Health Care” organized by WHO at Dhaka, Bangladesh from 1-3 December 2011
• March 2008: “Prevention of Substance Abuse in Children: Presented in a sensitization workshop held for teachers in Vasant Valley School (Vasant- Kunj, New Delhi) organized by NDDTC, AIIMS
• 26th April 2008: Drug Abuse among Adolescents: An Overview. Presented in the Sensitization workshop on Drug Abuse among Adolescents in Jammu, organized by Government of Jammu and International Association for Human Values
• January 2006: Workshop on “School Mental Health Program” held for parents on how to manage their children more effectively at St. Mary’s Christian Senior Secondary School, New Delhi, India on

Reviewer

• Psychosocial Journal of Rehabilitation
• Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
• PLOS one

Education

• M. Phil Clinical Psychology (2004-2006)- Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences, Delhi (affiliated to University of Delhi; RCI recognized) – two- year of supervised work at a psychiatric institution
• PhD, Clinical Psychology (Specialization in area of substance use disorders and two years of supervised therapeutic work – Department of Psychiatry and National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre - All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

Awards/Fellowships and Special Training

• Fellow of Ramachandra N Moorthy Foundation for Mental and Neurological Disorders
• NACO- Research Fellowship of HIV/AIDS for year 2010-2011
• Nominated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to attend the 11th Regional Training of Women Counselors on Treatment and Rehabilitation organized by the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Program held at Chennai, India.
• Best Paper Award for “Technology-enhanced Learning in Psychological Interventions for Substance Use Disorders” presented at International Conference on Cognitive Behavioral Interventions held at AIIMS, New Delhi in December 2015
• Best Paper Award for “Emotional Processing and Adjustment in Depression” presented at 32nd National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologist held at Kolkota in January 2008
• BMJ Awards South Asia for “Strengthening Drug De-addiction Programme (DDAP): Establishing Drug Treatment Clinics (DTCs)” under the category of Non-communicable Disease Initiative of the Year 2016

Professional Memberships

• Professional Clinical Psychologist with Rehabilitation Council of India (CRR No. A10109)
• Professional Life Member of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologist (Executive Committee member, North Zone 2012- 2014)
• Ex-General Council Member, Richmond Fellowship Society (Delhi Branch)
• Associate Member of Indian Psychiatric Society
• Associate Member of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry
• Life member of World Association of Rehabilitation Psychiatry (Indian Chapter)
• International Affiliate member with American Psychological Association
• Member of World Association of Personality Psychology

Consultancy for International NGOs

• Consultant at FHI360 (Family Health International) -Development of training module for counselors working with women drug users (28th July 2014 – 31st Dec 2014)
• Consultant at UNODC, ROSA – Development of training module for trainers working in field of Injecting Drug Use and conducting training programs (22nd Oct 2010 – 30th Nov 2010)

Technical Expert

• 2016 – To Date: Training of counselors working in area of substance use disorders, held by National Institute of Social Defense, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI
• 2015-2017: Training on Psychosocial Interventions in Substance Use Disorders for Medical officers, nurses and counselors of Drug Treatment Centres under the Drug Deaddiction Program, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, organized by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, AIIMS
• Workshop on Drug Abuse Prevention held at Dayal Singh College, DU organized by All India Women Education Fund Association (AIWEFA) in association with National Institute of Social Defense, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI held on 14^th November 2017.
• 2-3 April 2016: Workshop on “Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Resource Poor Countries” conducted in WAPR National Workshop on Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Dharan, 2016." held by Department of Psychiatry, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
• September 2014: Master trainer for CME on “Psychosocial Assessment and Intervention in Addiction” held by Virtual Knowledge Network, Department of Psychiatry and Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
• November 2014: One-month orientation program on “Substance Use Disorders” held by Department of Psychiatry and Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
• Training of Trainers: Three-day program for master trainers on Counseling for Injecting Drug Users in the Context of Targeted Interventions in India organizes by UNODC-ROSA
• Meeting of Experts to conduct an Impact Evaluation of the Ongoing Projects to Strengthen the Primary Health Care Delivery System for Mental Health Care” organized by WHO at Dhaka, Bangladesh from 1-3 December 2011
• March 2008: “Prevention of Substance Abuse in Children: Presented in a sensitization workshop held for teachers in Vasant Valley School (Vasant- Kunj, New Delhi) organized by NDDTC, AIIMS
• 26th April 2008: Drug Abuse among Adolescents: An Overview. Presented in the Sensitization workshop on Drug Abuse among Adolescents in Jammu, organized by Government of Jammu and International Association for Human Values
• January 2006: Workshop on “School Mental Health Program” held for parents on how to manage their children more effectively at St. Mary’s Christian Senior Secondary School, New Delhi, India on

Reviewer

• Psychosocial Journal of Rehabilitation
• Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
• PLOS one

Education/training:

Positions and Employment (previously held)

• Intern: (01/01/2012 to 31/12/2012) at Lady Hardinge Medical College and associated hospitals, New Delhi
• Junior Resident (non-academic): (01/01/2014 to 02/03/2014) in Department of Emergency Medicine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• Junior Resident (academic): (01/07/2014 to 30/06/2017) in Psychiatry at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• Senior Resident: (13/07/2017 to 12/07/2020) in Psychiatry at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• Senior Resident (extended tenure): (13/07/2020 to 12/10/2020) in Psychiatry at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• Senior Research Officer: (20/10/2020 – 30/06/2021) in NIHR (UK) funded project on outcomes of psychosis in Department of Psychiatry at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (Project No. N-1781)
• Senior Research Associate (Pool Officer): (01/07/2021 – 20/01/2022) in Department of Psychiatry at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• Assistant Professor: (21/01/2022 – 01/12/2022) in Department of Psychiatry at Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), New Delhi

Memberships

• Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS) 2021
• Life Ordinary Member: Indian Psychiatric Society: 2018 (Membership No.: IPS/N19/17)
• Life Ordinary Member: Indian Psychiatric Society - North Zone: 2018 (Membership No.: IPS/N19/17)
• Life Associate Member: Indian Association for Social Psychiatry: 2016 (Membership No.: AM 03022)

Academic and Professional Honours

• 2022 – Bhagwat Award for best research paper in early career, 74^th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) 24^th – 26^th March, 2022, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
• 2021 – Registration bursary for ISAM 2021 Global Congress held from 19^th to 21^st November 2021
• 2021 – Fellowship for the 21^st WPA World Congress of Psychiatry held between 18^th to 21^st October 2021
• 2020 – Fellowship from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for the post of Senior Research Associateship (Scientist’s Pool Scheme)
• 2019 – Dr. B.B. Sethi award in Indian Association for Social Psychiatry held in Bhubaneswar, Orissa from 29^th November to 1^st December 2019
• 2018 – Dr. Vidya Sagar Gold medal for best post graduate student in psychiatry for the year 2017
• 2017 – Predoctoral Scholars Fellowship award by Society of Biological Psychiatry, USA (May 19^th, 2017)
• 2016 – 1^st prize in QUIZ, CME on Alcohol use disorders: Contemporary issues, held in AIIMS, New Delhi (April 2016)
• 2016 – Awarded “Most informative poster” titled, “Geriatric mental health services and policies in India: Miles to go before we reach” in National mid-term CME of Indian association for geriatric mental health (IAGMH), held in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
• 2015 – 2^nd prize in QUIZ, Opioid dependence and its treatment - National CME on Opioid substitution therapy: Policy and practice, held in AIIMS, New Delhi (April 2015)
• 2015 – Indian Council of Medical Research award for thesis (Medical post graduate award with grant of Rs. 25,000/-)

Contributions to Science

Editor/ assistant editor

Assistant editor of a multi-author book titled “Social Psychiatry Principles & Clinical Perspectives” (Indian Psychiatric Society Publication)

Reviews

• Chawla N*, Gyawali S, Sharma P, Balhara YP. Internet-Based Learning for Professionals in Addiction Psychiatry: A Scoping Review. Indian J Psychol Med. 2022:02537176221082897.
• Sarkar S, Chawla N*, Tom A, Pandit PM, Sen MS. A systematic review of Indian studies on sexual dysfunction in patients with substance use disorders. Indian J Psychiatry 2021;63(4):326-334.
• Chawla N, Tom A, Sen MS, Sagar R. Psychological impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents: A systematic review. Indian J Psychol Med. 2021;43(4):294-299.
• Sarkar S, Chawla N, Dayal P. Smoking, and tobacco use cessation in the elderly. J Geriatr Ment Health. 2020; 7(2):70.
• Chawla N, Sarkar S. Defining "High-risk Sexual Behavior" in the Context of Substance Use. J Psychosexual Health. 2019;1(1):26-31.
• Balhara YPS, Sharma P, Chawla N. Education and training on addiction psychiatry in low and middle income countries: Observations from existing literature and recommendations going ahead. Asia Pac Psychiatry 2021:e12492.

Case report/ Case series/ Correspondence/ Perspective/ Symposia/ Letter to editor

• Sen MS, Deep R, Chawla N, Sagar R, Chadda RK. Relationship of Month-Wise COVID-19 National Statistics to Pediatric Psychiatric Emergencies Presenting at a Tertiary Care Center. Indian J Paediatr. 2022;12:1.
• Sood M, Chawla N, Shukla T, Patel R, Singh P, Mohan MP, Singh SP, Chadda RK. A process narrative of developing a mobile app (Saksham) for patients with schizophrenia and related disorders in low resource settings. World Soc Psychiatry. 2021; 3(3):183.
• Sood M, Chawla N, Shukla T, Patel R, Bhogal J, Chadda RK. Challenges in conducting mental health research during coronavirus disease 19 pandemic and approaches to handle them. World Soc Psychiatry. 2021; 3(3):215.
• Singh R, Chawla N*, Chadda RK. Letter to editor regarding “COVID-19 pandemic lockdown:An emotional health perspective of Indians on Twitter”. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2020; 20764020975795(doi: 10.1177/0020764020975795.)
• Sen MS,Chawla N, Sagar R. Focussing on ‘mental hygiene’ in times of ‘hand hygiene’. Indian J Med Res. 2021; 153(1):238.
• Chawla N, Sharma P, Sagar R. COVID 19. Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Children and Adolescents: Is There a Silver Lining?. Indian J Paediatr. 2020;14:1.
• Dhandapani N, Chawla N*, Chadda RK. Letter to the editor regarding "Gender differences in exposure to potentially traumatic events and diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by racial and ethnic group". Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 2020 (DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.06.006.)
• Sagar R, Chawla N, Sen MS. Is it correct to estimate mental disorder through online surveys during COVID-19 pandemic?. Psychiatry Res. 2020;291:113251
• Sagar R, Chawla N, Sen MS. Preserving the “human touch” in times of COVID-19. Asian J Psychiatr. 2020;54:102224
• Vishwakarma A, Tarwani J, Chawla N*, Mandal P, Dayal P, Agrawal A, Ambekar A. Mephentermine dependence with induced psychosis: A series of two cases. J Subst Use. 2020;18:1-3
• Chawla N, Mandal P, Chatterjee B, Dhawan A. Tramadol-associated pica. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2019;73(1):43
• Chawla N, Yadav P, Pattanayak RD, Khandelwal SK. Identification and management of "delirious mania:" A rare clinical entity. Ind Psychiatry J. 2018;27(1):151-153
• Chawla N, Charan D, Kumar S, Pattanayak RD. Pica associated with initiation of atypical antipsychotic drugs: Report of two cases. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2016;70(8):363-4
• Chawla N, Kumar S, Balhara YPS. Olanzapine induced skin eruptions: a case report. Indian J. Psychol. Med. 2017;39(4):537-538
• Sharan P, Kathiresan P, Chawla N. Vilazodone induced decrease in libido: A case report. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2018;20(1):17l02150
• Sarkar S, Chawla N. Clinical staging model in bipolar disorder: A few considerations. Bipolar Disord. 2019;21(3):278-279
• Chawla N, Sarkar S, Sagar R. The meeting of Bill and Bob: Helping the cause of countless alcoholics. J Mental Health Hum Behav. 2017;22(1):72-73
• Chawla N, Sood M. Medical marijuana laws and adolescent marijuana use in the USA from 1991 to 2014: results from annual, repeated cross-sectional surveys. Natl Med J India. 2016;29(4):220-221

Reviewer in medical journals

• International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
• Frontiers Neuroscience
• Frontiers Public Health
• Frontiers in Psychiatry
• Indian journal of Social Psychiatry

Presentations at international conferences

• Chawla N, Yadav P, Pattanayak RD, Khandelwal SK. “Delirious mania: A case report and brief review” at Regional Congress of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 25^th – 27^th September 2015, Kochi, Kerala, India
• Chawla N, Kuppili P, Shukla A, Gupta R, Jain R, Balhara YPS. Difference in Serum HDL levels between alcohol dependent individuals & heroin dependent individuals: Findings from a cross sectional observational study.” at Regional Congress of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 25^th – 27^th September 2015, Kochi, Kerala, India
• Kuppili P, Chawla N, Pattanayak RD. “Auditory hallucinations in context of hearing impairment: Critical analysis and review of literature.” at Regional Congress of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 25^th – 27^th September 2015, Kochi, Kerala, India
• Chawla N, Kumar S, Dhawan A. “Social anxiety disorder: Lack of Indian research” at 22nd world congress of social psychiatry (WASP), 30^th November-4^th December 2016, New Delhi, India
• Preethy K, Chawla N, Sharan P. “Vilazodone induced decreased libido: A case report” at 22^nd world congress of social psychiatry (WASP), 30^th November-4^th December 2016, New Delhi, India
• Gupta P, Chawla N, Verma R, Sood M. “Socio-demographic and Clinical profile of Patients Enrolled in SMI Clinic in a Tertiary Care Centre” at 22^nd world congress of social psychiatry (WASP), 30^th November-4^th December 2016, New Delhi, India
• Chawla N, Gupta P, Mahapatra A, Verma R, Kumar N. “Antipsychotic Drug Precipitated Primary Parkinson’s: A Case Report.” at 73^rd annual meeting of Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP), 18^th – 20^th May 2017, San Diego, California, USA
• Chawla, N, Pattanayak RD, Garg A, & Khandelwal SK. “Assessment of White Matter Abnormalities in Cingulate Fasciculus through Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Patients with Schizophrenia with Auditory Hallucinations” at 73^rd annual meeting of Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP), 18^th – 20^th May 2017, San Diego, California, USA
• Deep R, Jain R, Chawla N, Modak T, Ganesh R. “Response to Lithium prophylaxis among patients with Bipolar Disorder: Relationship to clinical factors and inflammatory cytokine (TNF-α)” at 21^st annual ISBD conference, 20^th – 23^rd March 2019, Sydney, Australia
• Chawla N, Deep R, Gupta S, Vishwakarma A, Sen MS. “Clinical Characteristics of Suicide Attempters among Patients with Recurrent Mood Disorders Seeking Treatment at a Tertiary Care Centre” at 23^rd annual ISBD conference, 13^th – 15^th May 2021 (Global Virtual Conference)
• Chawla N, Deep R, Gupta S, Vishwakarma A, Sen MS. Correlates of Lethality in Suicide Attempters in Patients with Recurrent Mood Disorders Seeking Treatment at a Tertiary Care Centre at 21st WPA World Congress of Psychiatry held between 18th to 21st October 2021
• Chawla N, Chatterjee B, Saini R, Sen MS, Pakhre A, Verma S. Predictors of treatment outcome in patients of heroin dependence initiated on naltrexone maintenance treatment: A 3-month follow-up study at ISAM 2021 Global Congress held virtually from 19^th to 21^st November 2021
• Sood M, Singh P, Deb KS, Chawla N. Symposium on “Development of mobile apps – ‘Saksham’ and ‘Disha’ for persons with psychosis” at World Association of Psychiatry Asia Pacific Hybrid Congress held between 16^th to 18^th September 2021 at AIIMS, New Delhi

Presentations at national conference

• Chawla N, Balhara YPS, Dhawan A. “Internet Based Learning In Addiction Psychiatry for Professionals: Review” at 68^th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) 21st - 24th January 2016, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
• Chawla N, Balhara YPS, Gupta R, Bera SC, Sarkar S, Lal R. “Profile of Treatment Seeking Individuals at a Dual Disorder Clinic of A Tertiary Care De-Addiction Centre In India Over 12 Year Period” at 68^th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) 21st - 24th January 2016, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
• Chawla N, Kumar S, Pattanayak RDP. “Pica associated with Risperidone use: A Case Report” at 68^th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) 21st - 24th January 2016, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
• Chawla N, Kumar S, Balhara YPS. “Olanzapine Induced Skin Eruptions: A Case Report” at 68^th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) 21st - 24th January 2016, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
• Chawla N, Deep R, Khandelwal SK, Garg A. “Hallucinatory Experiences of Schizophrenia Patients with Persistent Auditory Hallucination” at 71^st Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) 31^st January – 3^rd February 2019, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Chawla N, Deep R, Khandelwal SK, Garg A. “Diffusion Tensor Imaging Studies in Auditory Hallucinations: A review” at 71^st Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) 31^st January – 3^rd February 2019, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Vishwakarma A, Chawla N, Sarkar S. “Buprenorphine induced skin eruptions: A case Report” at 71^st Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) 31^st January – 3^rd February 2019, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Vishwakarma A, Chawla N, Ambekar A. “Mephentermine induced psychosis: A case report” at 71^st Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) 31^st January – 3^rd February 2019, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Educational Qualification:

• M.A.Psychology (Clinical), Dept., of Psychology and Parapsychology, Andhra Univeristy, Visakhapatnam.
• M.Phil in Clinical Psychology, from Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS)-Delhi
• M.Phil in Rehabilitation Psychology from Natioanl Inistitute for the Mentally Handicapped-(NIMH)-Secunderabad
• Ph.D in Psychology (Psychooncology), Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad – Hyderabad.

Professional License

Registered as first dual professional from Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI),

v  Clinical Psychologist(RCI: Reg No: A13798) and

v  Rehabilitation Psychologist (RCI: Reg No: A09953)

Indian Association of Clinical Psychologist (IACP): Professional Life Member(PLM)  487/08/14

Teaching experience

• Worked as Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology from 7^th July, 2015 to 10^th October, 2019 at Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (DIMHANS). Autonomous Institute under Medical Education Department, Govt., of Karnataka-India - Karnataka-IN.
• Worked as Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology from 18^th August 2011 to 6^th July 2015 at Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (DIMHANS). Autonomous Institute under Medical Education Department, Govt., of Karnataka-India - Karnataka-IN.
• Worked as Lecturer in Clinical Psychology in Department of Clinical Psychology from November 12th- 2008 to 7^th September 2009 at SweekarRehabilitation Institute for the Handicapped, Secunderabad- A.P.
• Worked as Lecturer in Rehabilitation Psychology from April 2006 -October in 2006 at Helen Keller's Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for the Disabled, Secunderabad- A.P.

Effective Psychotherapies in the field of mental health

• Psychooncology: effective psychological short and long term intervention  for patients with cancer
• Disability Rehabilitation: Persons with disability
• Physical and Mental Health in Women

Presentations

• Presented a paper on “Impact of Medical and Psychological Intervention on Stress and Quality of Life in Patients with Cancer” at 44^th NACIACP – 2018, Golden Jubliee Year Celebration of IACP 2018 Organized by the Department of Psychology and Mental Health, SHSS, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P., from 23^rd -25^th Febraury. 2018.
• Presented a paper on “Internet Addiction: Psychological consequences among adolescents and intervention strategies”. At 4^th International Conference on Psychology and Allied Sciences, 16-18 January, 2016. On Positive Schooling: A heaven for Holistic Development, organized by Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare, at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, Goa, India.
• Presented a paper on “Importance of psychosocial rehabilitation for patients with cancer in India”. 40th National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists-2014 - 28^th February to 2^nd March, SRM University, Kattankulathur - Chennai.
• Presented a paper on “Social support and coping strategies in patients with cancer”.1^st International Online conference on Psychology and Allied Sciences on New Horizon in social sciences Research 25-26 November – 2011, organized by Indian Association Health, Research & Welfare & Centre for Behavioural Research & Intervention GJUS &T - Hissar.
• Presented a paper on “Quality of Life of Employed Women and Home makers” XIX Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) March 6- 9-2010. Organized by. Department of. Psychology. Bangalore University
• Presented a paper on “Emerging research in Quality of life and coping strategies among cancer patients - A Review” 5th National and 14th International Conference of the IAAP, at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. February, 18-20,2010
• Presented a paper on “Psychoeducational Intervention for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” at  the 35^th National Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, 16-19- 2009 at Sweekaar Academy Rehabilitation Sciences (SARS), Secunderabad-AP.
• Poster Presentation at the third National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) International Conference December 2006, Haryana.
• Oration on “Global Terrorism and perception of Youth” at Dept of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, Andhra University-2002.

Attended Conference and Workshops

• “5 Day’s” UGC National Workshop on “Thinking Qualitative Approaches and Methods of Qualitative  Research in Social Sciences”. Organized by Department of Psychology, held from19th September 20 23^rd September, 2016 at St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad.
• Annual Psychiatry CME held on 14^th June 2015 at Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubli.
• IV Annual CME 2012- “Substance use disorders- recent Advances & Management” At Department of Psychiatry- KLE University’s J.N Medical College, Belgaum.
• Continuing Medical Education on Medico-legal aspects in Psychiatry’ held on 2013 at Department of Psychiatry- SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad
• 2^nd National Conference of Childhood Disability Group at Sweekaar & Upakaar in May 2005.
• NIMH Conference on Multiple Disabilities at the National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped (NIMH) in December 2004, Secunderabad- AP.
• Workshop on Management of alcoholic behaviour at Dept of Psychology and               Parapsychology. Andhra University- Visakhapatnam- AP.
• Workshop on management of obsessive and compulsive disorder (OCD) at Dept of Psychology and Parapsychology, Andhra University - Visakhapatnam- AP.
• Workshop on learning disabilities (LD) at Dept of Psychology and Parapsychology. Andhra University - Visakhapatnam- AP.

Conducted workshops

• Conducted one day workshop on “Adolescence, Health, stress and Addiction” on 4^th March, 2016 in the Department of Psychology, Lingaraju College Belgavi, Karnatka, India.
• Conducted “Basic Training Workshop on Rorschach Psychodiagnostic” at Department of Clinical Psychology at DIMHANS on March 22^nd 2015.
• Conducted a Three – Days workshop on “Neuropsychological Assessment” for Students of Psychology, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga from 08-03-2013 to 10-03-13.

Chair for Scientific Sessions at Seminars and Conferences

• 44^th NACIACP – 2018, Golden Jubliee Year Celebration of IACP 2018 Organized by the Department of Psychology and Mental Health, SHSS, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P., from 23^rd -25^th Febraury. 2018.
• First National Conference on Addiction Psychology held at National Drug Dependence Centre, AIIMS- Delhi on 7^th-8^th September, 2017.
• National Seminar on “Sexuality and Culture difference” Under the UGC Scheme of College with Potential for Excellence At K.L.E. Society’s Lingaraju College, Belgaum, Held on 29^th – 30^th March 2014.

M.Phil/Ph.D’s (External for Thesis Evaluation)

• M.Phil  in Clinical Psychology -2018 Onwards (JSS –MEDICAL COLLEGE)- MYSORE
• Title: Depression and cognitive function in stroke patients (2018), for Doctoral Degree, department of Psychology, Osmania University, Hyderabad
• Title: Are older people happier than younger people? A psychological inquiry" (2019), for Doctoral degree,Department of Psychology, Sikkim University, Sikkim.
  • Title: Marital discord of parents and its effects on adolescents’ self-esteem, anxiety and coping strategies - an intervention study. for Doctoral Degree,  department of Psychology, Osmania University, Hyderabad

Board of Studies for other Universities and Institutions

• Department of Clinical Psychology: JSS –Medical College University- Mysore
• Department of Psychology: Osmania Univesity – Hyderabad
• Department of Psychology: Sikkim University ( A Central University)- Sikkim

Subject Panel member for Indian council(s)

• Union Public Service Commission (upsc) - New Delhi (2019),Subject : Clinical Psychology

Extra Curricular Activities

National Cadet Corps (NCC) –“C” Certificate and ‘B’ Grade: APSD/98/28046- Rank: CPL, 18 (A) BN NCC, KAKINADA (Govt Arts College, Rajahmundry).

Award(s)

Received centenary merit award fund for securing the highest marks in B.A.   Psychology for the year 2000-2001 from the Dept., of Psychology. Govt Degree College, Rajahmundry.

Professional and teaching experience

Additional Qualification such as awards and members of scientific society etc.:

• Professor M. Murugappan Poster Session –II Award for the poster “Prefrontal Cortical Activity with ADHD” presented at the 72nd Annual national conference of Indian Psychiatric society held at Kolkata in Jan 2020
• Luke Clack Young Scientist Award for the paper “Tobacco use in children and adolescents with ADHD” presented at 15th Biennial conference of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental health conference held at Chandigarh, India in November 2019
• Dr. V.K. Varma Award for the paper “Initial treatment dropout in patients with substance use disorders attending a tertiary care de-addiction centre in north India” at the annual national conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India in Nov-Dec 2019
• Early Career Psychiatrist Fellowship from World Psychiatric Association International Congress 2016
• Bhagwat Award for the paper “Predictors of retention in treatment in a tertiary care de-addiction centre” presented at the ANCIPS 2015 held at Hyderabad, India in January 2015.
• Travel award from the Science and Engineering Research Board (Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India) to present a poster at the 15th annual meeting of International Society of Addiction Medicine 2013, held at Kualalumpur, Malaysia.
• Dr. B.B. Sethi Award for the best poster presentation at the annual national conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry held at Chandigarh, India in Nov. 2012
• Life fellow of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry and Indian Psychiatric Society

Funded Projects

Principal Investigator

• Stigma in patients with depressive disorders and substance use disorders: A pilot study, funded by AIIMS, New Delhi (completed in 2017)
• Deliberate self harm in adolescents: A school-based study, funded by ICMR (completed in 2022)
• Effects of additional Yoga intervention in Children and Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomised Controlled Trial, funded by DST, GoI (ongoing)
• Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive functions, symptoms and functioning in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Randomized Controlled Study, funded by DST, GoI (ongoing)

Thesis supervised for MD/ PhD

- as guide (number only): 1

-as co-guide (number only): 16

Presentations at international conferences (as presenting author)

• Patra BN, Sood M, Khandelwal SK. A case of pituitary macro-adenoma presenting with multiple psychiatric complications. Poster presentation at the World Psychiatric Association International Congress 2012, held at Prague, Czech Republic.
• Patra BN, Sharma A, Malhotra S. Parental Acceptance and Rejection in Children Attending a Tertiary Care Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic. Poster presented at 7thCongress of Asian Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Allied Professions and 12^thBiennial Conference of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2013, held at New Delhi, India.
• Patra BN, Sarkar S, Basu D, Mattoo SK. A study on the quality of life of subjects with opioid and alcohol dependence. Poster presentation at the 15^thannual meeting of International Society of Addiction Medicine 2013, held at Kualalumpur, Malayasia.
• Patra BN, Sarkar S, Basu D. Perceived Parental Acceptance and Rejection in Subjects with Substance use disorder: A Study from India. Paper presentation at the 4th International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection 2013, held at Chandigarh, India.
• Patra BN, Rajkumar S, Bhargava R, Sagar R. Sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients attending child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) clinic of a tertiary care centre. Poster presentation at the 22^nd World congress of the World Association of Social Psychiatry 2016, held at New Delhi, India
• Patra BN, Sahu A, Bhargava R, Sagar R. Etiological perspective & co-morbidities with SLD. Poster presented at the 23rd world congress of International Association for child and adolescent psychiatry and allied professions (IACAPAP) 2018 held at Prague, Czech Republic.
• Patra BN. Epidemiology of emotional and behavioural disorders in children and adolescents. Poster presented at the 23rd world congress of International Association for child and adolescent psychiatry and allied professions (IACAPAP) 2018 held at Prague, Czech Republic.
• Patra BN, Rajhans P, Bhargava R, Sagar R. Physical co-morbidities and birth complications in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorder. Poster presented at the 23^rd world congress of International Association for child and adolescent psychiatry and allied professions (IACAPAP) 2018 held at Prague, Czech Republic.

Presentations at national conferences (as presenting author)

• Sagar R, Patra BN, Gupta P, Kumar M. Study on Gap Analysis in Mental Health Care Services in Child Care Institutions (CCI) of Delhi State. Symposium presented at the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) held at Lucknow in 2019
• Sagar R, Patra BN, Nayar J, Ray B, Gupta R. Management of agitated patient. Workshop for postgraduates conducted at the CME on Consultation Liaison Psychiatry held at AIIMS, New Delhi in April 2018
• Sagar R, Bhargava R, Patra BN, Mahapatra A. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Current Status and Emerging Trends in India. Symposium presented at the Annual conference of the Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Allied professions 2017 held at Kolkata, India.
• Sood M, Bhargava R, Pattanayak R, Deb KS, Verma R, Patra B. Developing a model of preventive psychiatry for low resource settings. Workshop for postgraduates conducted at the National Symposium on Preventive Psychiatry held at AIIMS, New Delhi on 11^th September 2016.
• Sagar R, Patra BN, Bhargava R, Gupta A. Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Indian Perspective. Symposium presented at the 68th ANCIPS held at Bhopal in January 2016.
• Chadda RK, Sood M, Bhargava R, Patra BN. Development of Preventive Psychiatry Module for General Hospital Psychiatry Units (GHPUs). Symposium presented at the 22^nd Annual National Conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry held at Agra in November, 2015.
• Verma R, Deb KS, Patra BN, Agrawal A. The Broken Mind: Post Disaster Psychological Sequelae. Symposium presented at the 40th Annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society- North Zone held at Srinagar, India in October 2015.
• Patra BN, Sharma A, Mehra A, Singh SM. Self-mutilation as a presenting feature of complicated Alcohol withdrawal. Poster presented at the 66th ANCIPS held at Pune in January 2014.
• Patra BN, Kumar S, Uma Mahewari V, Singh SM. Acute coronary artery disease during opioid withdrawal. Poster presented at the 66 ^th ANCIPS held at Pune in January 2014.
• Patra BN, Sarkar S, Basu D, Mattoo SK. Initial treatment dropout in subjects with substance use disorder attending a tertiary care de-addiction center in North India. Paper presented at the 38^th annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society- North Zone 2013, held at New Delhi.
• Patra BN, Grover S, Aggarwal M, Avasthi A, Chakrabarti S, Malhotra S. Explanatory models in patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: An Exploratory study. Poster presented at the 19^th Annual National Conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry held at Chandigarh in November 2012 (Won Dr. BB Sethi Award for best poster presentation).
• Patra BN, Grover S, Aggarwal M, Avasthi A, Chakrabarti S, Malhotra S. Attitude towards Psychotropic Medications in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD). Paper presented at the 19th national conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry held at Chandigarh in November 2012.
• Patra BN, Khandelwal SK, Chadda RK, Lakshmy R. A controlled study of plasma omega 3 fatty acids in patients of depressive disorder. Paper presentation at the ANCIPS 2012 held at Kochi, Kerala.
• Patra BN, Khandelwal SK, Chadda RK, Lakshmy R. A controlled study of serum lipid profiles in patients with unipolar depression. Paper presented at 36th annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society- North Zone 2011, held at Rohtak, Haryana.

Brief Sketch:

An alumni of GMC, Kota, Rajasthan (MBBS) and AIIMS, New Delhi (MD  Psychiatry), Dr. Rohit Verma further pursued his professional training at GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi and PGIMER RML Hospital, New Delhi as Senior Resident and Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi as Assistant Professor before rejoining AIIMS, New Delhi in the capacity of Assistant Professor from 2014. Apart from patient care, teaching and administrative responsibilities, he has been involved in research on various platforms. He has been commended for his work on disability in severe mental illness (Dr. BB Sethi Award) and disaster related mental health (Dr. GC Boral Award) by national societies. With interest towards the interface of Neurology and Psychiatry, he conducted research and was acclaimed for it by national and international research societies (Junior Scientist Award & Travel Grants). He is working in the field of Brain Mapping & Stimulation with state-of-the-art set up at AIIMS.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine in Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi; completed Qualifying Examination 5/2005, Degree and Thesis completed 2008
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Rajasthan, Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan, 2002

Experience

• Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, July 2014 – Till Date
• Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Drug De-addiction, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. S. K. Hospital, New Delhi India, January 2013 – July 2014
• Senior Resident, Academic-Regular, Department of Psychiatry and Drug De-addiction, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital New Delhi India, June 2010 – November 2012
• Senior Resident, Academic-Regular, Department of Psychiatry and Drug De-addiction, Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated group of hospitals, New Delhi India, January 2009 – April 2010
• Junior Resident, Academic-Regular, Department of Psychiatry and Drug De-addiction, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, New Delhi India, July 2005 – Dec 2008
• Predoctoral Internship, Maharao Bhim Singh Hospital, Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan, India, 12/2002-12/2003

Areas of Interest

• Brain Stimulation – ECT, rTMS, TBS, tDCS
• Brain Mapping – QEEG, ERP, fNIRS
• Movement Disorders –Neuropsychological underpinnings
• mHealth – Mobile App development for management of Mental Illness
• Severe Mental Illness – FEP biological underpinnings, Botulinum toxin for sialorrhoea

Awards & Honours

• Indian Council of Medical Research Financial Assistance Grant to MD/MS/DM/MCH Thesis Programme - Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, 2006
• Congress Travel Award by Melvin Yahr International Parkinson’s Disease Foundation and Association of Parkinsonism and RelatedDisorders - XIX World Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders, Kenes International, Shanghai, China, 2011
• Dr. B. B. Sethi Award - Indian Association of Social Psychiatry, Patna, 2011
• Fellowship Travel Award by Y-Mind Sao Paulo Advanced Science School, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), State of São Research Funding Agency (FAPESP) - Y-Mind: The Cutting-Edge Science for Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Prevention, São Paulo, Brazil, 2013
• Congress Travel Award by Melvin Yahr International Parkinson’s Disease Foundation and Association of Parkinsonism and RelatedDisorders - XX World Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders, Kenes International, Geneva, Switzerland, 2014
• Dr. G. C. Boral Award II - Indian Association of Social Psychiatry, Mysore, 2014
• Indian Council of Medical Research International Travel Grant for Non-ICMR Scientists - Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, 2015
• Travel Award by The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society- 2^nd Middle East Camp for Parkinson’s, Movement Disorders, and Neuromodulation, Dubai, UAE, 2015
• AIIMS Intramural Research Grant- New Delhi, 2015-17
• Junior Scientist Award by The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society– 5^th Asian and Oceanian Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Congress, Manila, Philippines, 2016
• Travel Award by The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society- 3^rd Taiwan International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Taiwan, 2017

Posts, memberships and fellowships

• Assistant Editor:Asian Journal of Cognitive Neurology
• Member, Editorial Board: International Journal of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
• Technical Expert: National Accreditation Board of Hospitals, National AIDS Control Organization
• Geriatric Teaching Expert: National Institute of Social Defense
• ECT Expert: National Human Rights Commission
• Expert Committee Member, Disability Certification in Mental Illness: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Member of –

• Delhi Psychiatric Society (DPS)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• Indian Association for Social Psychiatry (IASP)
• Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS)
• Indian Psychiatric Society - North Zone (IPS-NZ)
• Asian Society Against Dementia (ASAD)
• Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH)
• Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorder (APRD)
• Movement Disorder Society(MDS)

Investigator/co-investigator in funded projects

• A study of brain activation using functional near infrared spectroscopy and quantitative electro-encephalographic spectral analysis in catatonia – Ongoing (funded by AIIMS Intramural Grant; 2015-17)
• A prospective study of sleep pattern, perceived stress and coping strategies in first year medical undergraduate students – Ongoing (funded by AIIMS Intramural Grant; 2016-17)

Investigator/ co-investigator in non-funded projects

• Comparison of the effectiveness of Music and Yoga Nidra for brain activation: randomized controlled pilot study – Completed in June 2016
• A retrospective chart review of the pattern and outcome of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) therapy in a tertiary care centre – Completed in February 2016
• Development of A Mobile Based Intervention Framework for Difficult to Treat Severe Mental Illnesses in Low-Resource Settings – Ongoing
• A cross-sectional study of association of illness disability and cognitive functioning in patients to caregiver needs in first episode schizophrenia – Ongoing
• A retrospective chart review of the pattern and outcome of electroconvulsive therapy in a tertiary care centre – Ongoing
• A pilot randomized controlled trial of targeted prefrontal cortex modulation with bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for reducing craving in patients with opioid dependence – Ongoing
• A study of allocentric neural navigation process schematic utilizing dynamic optic array for prospective control – Ongoing

Thesis supervised for MD/ PhD

• - as guide (None)
• -as co-guide (1- Completed; 4 - Ongoing)

Any other relevant information

Technology Development

• Mobile app for activity scheduling and monitoring of patients with severe mental illnesses (SMIs), 2016 {e-Harmony}

Collaborations

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi

Community Work

• Provided specialist services at Medical Camp in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh - 2016
• Provided specialist services at Medical Camp in Leh, Laddkah – 2016
• Provided specialist services at Medical Camp in Morena, Madhya Pradesh – 2017
• Public lectures for community awareness towards mental illness

Presentations at scientific meetings/ conferences/ workshops (Previous two years)

• Symposium Lecture – 22^nd World Congress of Social Psychiatry (WASP-2016), New Delhi, India; Nov 2016: Disability in patients with dual diagnosis & time for paradigm shift in care.
• Symposium Lecture – 22^nd World Congress of Social Psychiatry (WASP-2016), New Delhi, India; Dec 2016: Mobile telephony in mental health: relevance for social psychiatry in south asia.
• Presentation – Mental Health: Sensing and Intervention, UBICOMP Workshop 2016;Harmony: Close Knitted mHealth Assistance for Patients, Caregivers and Doctors for Managing SMIs.
• Presentation – 5^th Asian and Oceanian Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Congress (AOPMC), Manila, Philippines, March 2016: A comparison of depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances in individuals with Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson plus syndrome.
• Symposium Lecture – World Psychiatric Association Regional Congress 2015, Kochi, India; Sept 2015: Improving communication with the caregivers of persons with mental illness
• Symposium Lecture – 40^th Annual Conference of IPSNZ 2015, Srinagar, India; Oct 2015: The Broken Mind: Post Disaster Psychological Sequel
• Symposium Lecture – 22^nd National Conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry (NCIASP-2015), Agra, India; Nov 2015: Stigma and Mental Disorders: What happens when psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders co-occur?
• Symposium Lecture – National Conference of Physiology and Pharmacology (APPICON-2015), Jodhpur, India; Nov 2015: Cognitive remediation
• Presentation – 1st International Brain Stimulation Conference, Singapore, March 2015:  Effectiveness and tolerability of voltage dependent and time dependent brief pulse electro-convulsive mechanisms.
• Presentation – 1st International Brain Stimulation Conference, Singapore, March 2015:  Response rate of rTMS in treatment refractory OCD as a variable of gender endotypic expression.

Essential Qualifications

2005-2008: Doctor of Medicine (MD) – Psychiatry at AIIMS, New Delhi

1996-2003: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S) Medical College, Kolkata (Calcutta University).

Academic Experience:

June 2014 – till present: Assistant Professor, AIIMS Delhi

May 2013 – June 2014:Assistant Professor, AIIMS Jodhpur

2012: June – April, 2013: Senior Research Associate (Scientists’ Pool Scheme)

Feb-May: Senior Research Officerin the WHO project: "Cross-cultural development of a Depression Identification Instrument for SEARO"Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi.

2011: WHO Short Term Consultant: Worked in the WHO project titled “Technical support for Audit of Mental Health Systems in Maldives”

2009-2012: Senior Resident: Department of Psychiatry and National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

Awards & Fellowships:

• Dr. GC Boral Award for ‘Eminence in the area of Social Psychiatry and Allied Sciences’ at 20th National conference of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry, for the oral presentation: “Factors affecting high risk behavior in HIV positive patients aware of their diagnosis”.
• Technical Expert in OST, for accreditation of De-addiction centers in our country by NABH – NACO (DAC), MoHFW, Govt. of India
• Fellowship of the Dr Ramachandra N Moorthy Foundation for Mental Health and Neurological Sciences and training under Prof Norman Sartorius
• International Travel Support Scheme for Young Scientists from Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India for presenting at the 3rd International Congress on ADHD, Berlin
• Dr D B Chatterjee Memorial Award, 3rd Professional MBBS.