Dr Prarthana is an experienced psychiatrist with specialising in psychosexual medicine (women’s sexual health), trauma-informed therapy, and marital counselling. Her clinical experience also includes adult psychiatry, child psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, transplant psychiatry, and psychosocial rehabilitation for oncology patients. Her primary focus includes improving access to psychiatric care by positioning mental health services within a multispeciality hospital framework.
Psychosexual Medicine — special focus on women’s sexual health
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Marital & Relationship Counselling
Memberships
Indian Psychiatric Society
Awards & Achievements
Specialized clinical focus on women’s sexual health, including extensive work with vaginismus and psychosexual concerns
Significant experience in marital and relationship counselling, addressing intimacy, communication, and conflict resolution
Work in adolescent mental health covering academic stress, identity, emotional regulation, and family dynamics
Conducted 50+ mental health sessions for corporate and IT sector employees, focusing on burnout, stress management, and workplace well-being
Expertise in personality disorders, depression, OCD, bipolar disorder, and psychotic disorders, with proficiency in CBT-based interventions
Experience in addiction psychiatry and geriatric mental health
Research & Publications
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A single case report on hyperammonemia induced by valproate mono therapy without hepatic dysfunction-IJPPS
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Behavioural disturbance after initiation of valproate in a young child - alternate medical explanations possible? - Journal of current research in scientific medicine
03
Influence of cultural beliefs in the management of acute psychosis - a study from south India
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One year follow up study on acute and transient psychosis with specific focus on cultural factors influencing the course and outcome
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