Dr. Raghav Shah

Dr. Raghav Shah is Consultant & Director of Department of Psychiatry & Deaddiction at Rajasthan Hospital, Jaipur. He holds the distinction of being 1st DM of Addiction Psychiatry practicing in Rajasthan and is still the only super-specialist in Psychiatry Medicine in Rajasthan as of April 2020. He is a skillful psychiatrist whose approach is evidence-based and patient-centric. His patients describe him as someone who listens actively and observes comprehensively whilst engaging and developing a positive therapeutic alliance with the patient.

Qualification

• MBBS - 2008 from JLN Medical College, Ajmer
• MD Psychiatry - 2014 from SMS Medical College, Jaipur
• DM Addiction Psychiatry - 2019 from PGIMER, Chandigarh

Experience

• 3 Years - Sr. Resident, SMS Medical College, Jaipur
• 3 years - PGI Chandigarh
• MBBS - 2008 from JLN Medical College, Ajmer

Area of Interest/ Procedures

General psychiatric disorders:

• Depression
• Anxiety including OCD
• Bipolar disorders
• Psychotic disorders including Schizophrenia
• Neurocognitive disorders including Dementia

Substance related disorders and addictive behaviors:

• Alcohol & tobacco (smoking & chewing)
• Cannabis (weed, marijuana, joints)
• Opioids (including afeem, post, heroin, smack)
• Other illicit drugs (LSD, glue/fluid sniffing)
• Misused prescription drugs (pain-killers, sleeping pills)
• Problematic use of internet for social media, pornography, online shopping etc.
• Problematic gaming & gambling (offline/online)
• Compulsive behaviors like excessive eating and sex

Managing psychiatric problems among patients with other medical conditions