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Dr Vijayakumar D.R, Psychiatry

Dr Vijayakumar D.R

Psychiatry
MBBS, DPM (Psychiatry)
31 yrs experience Bengaluru
4clinics

About Dr Vijayakumar D.R

Dr. Vijayakumar D.R. Is a senior psychiatrist with more than 22 years of experience in handling mental health issues in India, Australia, and the United Kingdom. He completed his medical schooling from Mysore Medical College and did his psychiatry training at the prestigious National Institute Of Mental Health And Neurosciences (NIMHANS,) Bangalore. He received further training in Australia as a senior registrar and worked in Melbourne as a consultant psychiatrist. He then worked for a few years in Pennine Care Trust, Oldham in the United Kingdom. He has been involved in teaching both under graduate medical students and post graduate students pursing psychiatry as their field of specialty. He has been involved in research and has publications in his name and has also been the principal investigator in drug trials.His special interests are in Obsessive compulsive disorders and anxiety disorders. He treats patients with both medications and Cognitive behavior therapy. He also uses biofeedback effectively in treating the above illnesses. He has also extensive experience in handling mental health crisis having worked in Melbourne Australia as the consultant of the crisis assessment team.

Expertise

Specializations
Psychiatric Consultation (Mental health doctor visit)
Services offered
Psychological Consultation (Mental health counselling visit) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (therapy for thoughts and behavior) Virtual Reality Therapy (VR rehabilitation therapy) Multisensory Therapy (Therapy using multiple senses) Dementia Treatment (memory loss disorder treatment) Sexual Problems (Treatment for sexual health issues) Tobacco De-addiction Treatment (tobacco addiction therapy) Alcohol Dependence Syndrome (chronic alcohol addiction) Stress Management (coping with stress) Academic Backwardness (Learning progress difficulty) Telephone consultations Anger Management (controlling anger problems) Premarital Counseling (marriage preparation counseling) Electroconvulsive Therapy (brain stimulation treatment) Insomnia Treatment (sleep difficulty treatment) Sleep Apnea (breathing pauses during sleep) Abnormal Behavior (Treatment for unusual behavior patterns) Suicidal Behavior (Treatment for suicidal thoughts and behavior) Marital Counselling (relationship conflict guidance) Drug De-addiction Therapy (drug addiction recovery therapy) Bipolar Disorder Treatment (bipolar mood disorder therapy) Adolescent Medicine (teen health care service) Female Sexual Disorders (Treatment for female sexual health issues) Obstructive Sleep Apnea (blocked airway sleep disorder) Loss of Interest (Treatment for lack of motivation) Grief Counselling (Support after loss) De-addiction Therapy (treatment for substance addiction) Personality Assessment (personality evaluation test) Psychosexual Problems (sexual and psychological issues treatment) Child and Adolescent Problems (Treatment for emotional and behavioral issues) Schizophrenia Treatment (psychotic disorder therapy) Past Life Regression Therapy (Hypnotic therapy exploring past memories) Complex Trauma (long-term trauma-related condition) De-addiction Counseling (Counseling for addiction recovery) Adult Counseling (mental health support session) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (trauma-related mental health condition) Behavior and Thought Problems (Treatment for behavioral and thinking issues) Loneliness (Treatment for persistent social isolation) Parenting Issues Counseling (parenting guidance session) Early Parenting Counseling (new parent guidance) Concentration Problems (Treatment for attention difficulty) Emotional Outbursts (sudden intense emotional reactions) Low Self-Confidence (Treatment for poor self confidence) Stress Management Counseling (Help for stress control) Sleep Disorder Treatment (sleep problem treatment care) Alcohol De-addiction Treatment (alcohol addiction treatment) Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment (treatment for autism condition) Affective and Emotional Difficulties (problems managing emotions) Anger Management Therapy (therapy for anger control) Brief Psychodynamic Therapy (short-term therapy for emotional conflicts) Psychotherapy Integration (combined psychotherapy treatment approach) Suicide Risk Psychoanalysis (suicidal thoughts evaluation) Psychological Diagnosis (Mental health assessment) Psychosocial Rehabilitation (rehabilitation for social and mental recovery) Couples Psychotherapy (therapy for relationship issues) Mental Health Disorders (Psychological illness conditions) Mood Disorders (mood disorder treatment) Autism Therapy (therapy for autism spectrum disorder) Neuropsychological Diagnosis (Brain function psychological testing) OCD Treatment (Obsessive compulsive disorder treatment) Family Counseling (Family relationship support) Anxiety Disorders Treatment (anxiety condition therapy) Epilepsy Treatment (seizure disorder treatment) Depression Treatment (clinical depression therapy) Adopted Child Syndrome Treatment (therapy for emotional issues in adopted children) Migraine Treatment (treatment for severe headache) Parkinson's Disease Treatment Depression Counseling (Counseling for depression treatment) Anxiety Disorder Counseling (counseling for anxiety problems) OCD Counseling (counselling for obsessive thoughts) Alzheimer's Disease

Credentials & experience

Education
MBBSJ.S.S Medical College, Mysore, none
DPM (Psychiatry)National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), none
Work & experience
Jr. Resident — NIMHANSThanesar Haryana
1995 – 1997
Sr. Research Officer — NIMHANSThanesar Haryana
1997 – 1998
Sr. Resident — NIMHANSThanesar Haryana
1999 – 2000
Consultant Psychiatrist — North West Mental Health Service, MelbourneThanesar Haryana
2000 – 2004
Consultant Psychiatrist — Penine Health Care, Oldham, U.KThanesar Haryana
2004 – 2007
Consultant Psychiatrist — Ramaiah Medical CollegeThanesar Haryana
2008 – 2012
Private Consultant Psychiatrist — Manasvi Specialists, sadashivnagarThanesar Haryana
2008 – Present
Registrations & certifications
Karnataka Medical CouncilKarnataka Medical Council
Indian Psychiatric SocietyIndian Psychiatric Society

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