
Dr. SANTHOSHI S
MBBS, D.P.M, DNB (PSYCHIATRY)
Education
- DNB Psychiatry / 2020/ Mental health center, Trivandrum, National Board of Examinations
- D.P.M | 2019 | Christian Medical College, Vellore, The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University
- MBBS | 2013 | Mahatma Gandhi Medical College& Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth university
Experience
- Joined for DPM (two years course) at CMC, Vellore
- Worked as Senior Resident at Christian Medical College, Vellore for one year
- Joined for DNB (two-year course) at Mental Health Centre, Trivandrum
- Worked as Psychiatrist at MHC, Trivandrum under National Health Mission for 7 months
- Currently working as Consultant Psychiatrist at KG hospital, Coimbatore
Awards
- Best Poster Award at SIPSCON 2021 : Clinical profile of patients with delirium in a consultation-liaison psychiatry clinic of a tertiary care hospital in South India – A retrospective study
Certificate course completed
- Life skills training for adolescents and adolescents well being from SUMANA trust
- Certificate course in Cognitive Behavior therapy from NIMHANS
- Certificate course in Dialectical Behavior therapy from PESI, Aus
Research done
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Profile of patients presenting with medically unexplained symptoms in a tertiary care hospital – a descriptive study in 2018
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Clinical profile of patients with delirium in a consultation-liaison psychiatry clinic of a tertiary care hospital in South India – A retrospective study in 2019
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Cognitive impairment among patients with alcohol use disorder in a tertiary care center in Kerala in 2022
Papers presented
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Poster presented on Trihexyphenidyl induced delirium in an elderly suffering from bipolar disorder: a case report at IPSOCON 2018 at Tirupati
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Presented a poster on Clinical profile of patients with delirium in a consultation-liaison psychiatry clinic of a tertiary care hospital in South India – A retrospective study at SIPSCON 2021
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Presented a symposium on Queer Affirmative Mental Health Care in India at ANCIPS 2023
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Presented a symposium on Aggression and its management at ANCIPS 2024
Areas of interests
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I am interested in adult psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, and Consultation liaison psychiatric services. I have experience in administering different forms of psychotherapies, especially Cognitive Behavior therapy, Dialectical behavior therapy, marital therapy, Mindfulness Unified CBT, motivational interviewing, and family interventions. Also, I have experience in Consultation-liaison psychiatric services, managing chronic psychiatric inpatients, and psychosocial management of major psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depressive disorders.
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I have conducted multiple mental health awareness sessions at many schools for students, parents and teachers and colleges and IT companies. I am interested in organizing school mental health program at the grass root level
Languages Known
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Tamil, English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam