About Me

About Me

Namaste !

 

I am Dr. Purushottam Adhikari, MD (Psychiatry), a young and enthusiastic psychiatrist from Kathmandu, Nepal. I am trying to provide best psychiatric services to the people from Nepal and abroad who is struggling with the mental health issues. I have been in the field of medicine since last 15 years and mental health since last five years.

Academic background:
I completed my MBBS from Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara and MD in Psychiatry and Mental Health from prestigious Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences (NAIHS).

Professional experience

Since my completion of MD Psychiatry, I have been associated with various hospitals, social organizations. For clinical care I have my own setup at Dr. Purushottam Adhikari’s Mind Clinic located at Raniban, Kathmandu.


Skills and expertise

I deal with lots of patients with depression, anxiety, insomnia, relationship issues, OCD, stress related problems. I provide consultation reaching to psychiatric diagnosis and provide different treatment options to the patient either medicines or psychotherapy. I am also trained in providing counseling and therapy sessions in all sorts of mental health issues and there are lots of clients who are undergoing just therapy sessions with me, who are fully satisfied and improving.
 

Research and academics

Along with clinic practice with deep rooted interest in research, I have been conducting research in public health as well as mental health related topics. I have published more than 20 research articles in different national and international journals and presented more than 10 papers in national as well as international scientific conferences.

I am also involved in teaching in paramedical, psychology and medical students in different academic institutions.

Community engagement and awareness

As psychiatric issues and mental health problems has the stigma in the society, it’s the duty of all mental health professionals to break the bar. With the same intention, I have been engaged in different awareness programs conducted by various institutions, NGOs and other stakeholders to improve the mental health literacy.

If you are interested to know more about me, you are free to contact me or visit my clinic so that we can talk and share about our expertise. Feel free to schedule your appointment at Dr. Purushottam Adhikari’s Mind Clinic.