Dr Melvin Chagas Silva

Psychiatry

M.D. (Psychiatry), MBBS, MRCPsych

26 yrs experience North Goa

1clinic

About Dr Melvin Chagas Silva

Dr. Melvin Chagas Silva is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist His credo is to learn to deal with the ups and downs of life with a calm mind and to achieve your best potential. The mind, brain, and heart are but pathways. He believe to start with our mind, and if one wants to blossom and flourish, one has to pay attention to one's mind. My foundation training in psychiatry was at the globally renowned National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore where he received an MD in Psychological Medicine. he has been fortunate to have followed this experience with further training in some of the best hospitals in the United Kingdom including Royal Free Hospital and University College Hospital London where he holds an MRCPsych Degree. Currently, he is Life Fellow of the Indian Psychiatric Society and a Life International Fellow of the American Psychiatric Society.

Expertise

Services offered

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (therapy for thoughts and behavior) Family Counseling (Family relationship support) Migraine Treatment (treatment for severe headache) Adolescent Medicine (teen health care service) Alzheimer's Disease Depression Counseling (Counseling for depression treatment) Depression Treatment (clinical depression therapy) Anxiety Disorder Counseling (counseling for anxiety problems) Anger Management (controlling anger problems) Psychological Diagnosis (Mental health assessment) Dyslexia Treatment (reading difficulty treatment) Insomnia Treatment (sleep difficulty treatment) Loss of Interest (Treatment for lack of motivation)

Credentials & experience

Education

M.D. (Psychiatry)National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), none

MBBSGoa Medical College, Bambolim, none

MRCPsychRoyal College of Psychiatrists London, none

Work & experience

Junior Resident and MD Resident — National Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesThanesar Haryana
2000 – 2003

Senior House Officer — Learning Disability Clinic, University CollegeThanesar Haryana
2003 – 2004

Senior House Officer — Royal Free Hospital and NHS TrustThanesar Haryana
2004 – 2004

Senior Resident — Institute of Psychiatry and Human BehaviorThanesar Haryana
2005 – 2006

Assistant Professor — Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and HospitalsThanesar Haryana
2006 – 2011

Specialty Doctor — Memory Clinic at Kendray Hospital and Southwest Yorkshire NHS Trust, BarnsleyThanesar Haryana
2011 – 2013

Consulting Psychiatrist — JMJ HospitalThanesar Haryana
2013 – 2018

Memberships

Indian Psychiatric SocietyIndian Psychiatric Society

Royal College of PsychiatristsRoyal College of Psychiatrists

American Psychiatric AssociationAmerican Psychiatric Association

Awards & recognitions

Marfatia Award for Best Biological Psychiatry Paper at Indian Psychiatric SocietyAward

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