Dr. Sarmishtha Chakrabarti

Dr Sarmishtha Chakrabarti is a consultant psychiatrist in Kolkata with 30 years of experience in general adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, women's mental health, and addiction psychiatry, currently practising at Manipal Hospital Salt Lake and Insight Medical Centre, Ballygunge.

She holds the FRCPsych from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, and is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, bringing internationally recognised psychiatric training and clinical expertise to her practice in Kolkata.

She consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

General Adult Psychiatry

Patients with a broad range of adult psychiatric conditions are evaluated and managed by Dr Sarmishtha Chakrabarti with structured evidence-based assessment and individualised treatment planning:

• Depression diagnosis and long-term management
• Anxiety disorder evaluation and treatment
• Bipolar disorder assessment and management
• Trauma-related disorder evaluation and treatment
• Schizophrenia and psychotic disorder management

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Children and adolescents with psychiatric and behavioural conditions are assessed and managed by Dr Chakrabarti with specialist child and adolescent mental health expertise:

• Child psychiatric assessment and management
• Adolescent anxiety and mood disorder treatment
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder evaluation
• Behavioural disorder assessment and management
• Adolescent mental health counselling and support

Women's Mental Health

Women across all life stages with mental health conditions related to reproductive and hormonal factors are evaluated and managed by Dr Sarmishtha with dedicated women's mental health expertise:

• Perinatal and postnatal depression assessment and management
• Premenstrual dysphoric disorder evaluation and treatment
• Menopausal mental health assessment
• Gender-specific mood and anxiety disorder management
• Women's psychiatric counselling and support

Addiction Psychiatry

Patients with substance use disorders and addiction-related mental health conditions are managed by Dr Chakrabarti with structured deaddiction and dual diagnosis expertise:

• Alcohol and substance use disorder evaluation and treatment
• Deaddiction programme planning and support
• Dual diagnosis management in addiction and psychiatric comorbidity
• Relapse prevention and long-term recovery planning
• Addiction counselling and motivational therapy

Psychotherapy and Mental Health Counselling

Patients requiring structured psychotherapy and counselling interventions are managed by Dr Sarmishtha with evidence-based therapeutic approaches integrated with pharmacological management:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and structured psychotherapy
• Stress management and counselling
• Trauma-focused therapy
• Family and couples counselling
• Long-term mental wellness planning

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Sarmishtha Chakrabarti currently consults at:

• Manipal Hospital, Salt Lake, Kolkata, Consultant
• Insight Medical Centre, Ballygunge, Kolkata, Consultant

Academic and Media Contributions

Dr Chakrabarti is actively involved in public mental health education and has been featured in Prabhat Khabar on the link between stress and chronic illness. She regularly participates in national and international psychiatric conferences and continuing medical education programmes.

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Calcutta University (1996)
• Diploma in Psychological Medicine (DPM), Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Ireland (2003)
• MRCPsych, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London (2005)
• FRCPsych, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London (2019)
• Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association

Professional Memberships and Registrations

• West Bengal Medical Council (Registration No. 53120, since 1996)
• Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, Fellow
• American Psychiatric Association, Fellow
• Indian Psychiatric Society

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