Dr. Bharat Shah has over 31 years of experience in psychological and neuro psychiatric assesment and comprehensive care for psychological disturbance and psychiatric disorders in children,adults and elderly.
Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Sushrut Hospital
1985 - 2016 Consultant Psychiatrist at Disha Psychiatric clinic, Lilavati Hospital, 1997 - 2016 Professor in Psychiatry at K J Somaiya Medical College & Hospital
Ex-President of IMA ( Chembur Branch ), Ex-President Bombay Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry at K J Somaiya Medical College
MBBS - Grant Medical College, JJ group of Hospitals Mumbai, 1981. MD - Psychiatry - Grant Medical College, JJ group of Hospitals Mumbai, 1984.
English, Hindi, Gujarati
Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in mental health, including substance and other addictions.
Psychiatrist treat disorders like anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, trauma- and stressor-related disorder, sexual dysfunctions and gender dysphoria, substance-related and addictive disorders, and schizophrenia.
Psychologists focus on psychotherapy and treating emotional and mental suffering with behavioral intervention. Psychologists are also qualified to conduct psychological testing but in most cases, cannot prescribe medications to their patients.
The first appointment with a psychiatrist is usually one hour long. During your meeting, your psychiatrist listens to you talk about your concerns and symptoms, asks questions about your general health, asks about your family history, takes your blood pressure and do a basic physical check-up and might asks you to fill out a questionnaire.