DR POULAMI BASU

Dr. Poulami Basu

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST 

M.B.B.S., M.D. PSYCHIATRY 

SENIOR RESIDENT AT INSTITUTE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOURAL AND ALLIED SCIENCES (IHBAS), NEW DELHI 

ABOUT:- 

SHE COMPLETED HER M.D. IN PSYCHIATRY FROM AARUPADAI VEEDU MEDICAL COLLEGE, PUDUCHERRY (2019 – 2022). 

SHE HAS BEEN WORKING AS A SENIOR RESIDENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AT IHBAS, NEW DELHI SINCE 2022. 

SHE LED THE DE-ADDICTION TEAM, MANAGING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT SETTINGS. 

SHE GAINED SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE IN GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY AND FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACT, 2017. 

SHE ADMINISTERED ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT) FOR 20–25 PATIENTS DAILY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ANESTHESIA TEAM. 

SHE SPEARHEADED REHABILITATION FOR DESTITUTE PATIENTS OF INDIAN AND FOREIGN ORIGIN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EMBASSIES AND COURTS. 

SHE ORGANIZED WORKSHOPS ON SUICIDE PREVENTION AND TOBACCO CESSATION AND PARTICIPATED IN THE DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. 

SHE CONDUCTED MEDICAL BOARDS FOR CERTIFICATION IN SLD, AUTISM, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, AND SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESSES. 

SHE ATTENDED PG DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND WAS TRAINED IN CHILD PSYCHIATRY AT NIMHANS FOR 4 MONTHS. 

SHE HAS PRESENTED RESEARCH AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES INCLUDING ISAD 2023 IN MILAN, ITALY AND THE 24TH WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEXICO. 

EXPERTISE 

CLINICAL EXPERTISE: GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY, CHILD PSYCHIATRY, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. 

THERAPEUTIC SKILLS: RELAPSE PREVENTION THERAPY, ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY. 

RESEARCH SKILLS: THESIS WRITING, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION. 

ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS: CLINICAL ROSTER MANAGEMENT, TEACHING, WORKSHOP ORGANIZATI