Dr. Anant Agarwal

Dr. Anant Agarwal is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Founder of Perspective Psychiatric Centre

He completed his MBBS from the prestigious Maulana Azad Medical College (Delhi University) And DNB Psychiatry From Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

Experience & Contributions:

After completion of his post-graduation, he worked as a Senior Resident in the Department of Psychiatry at the Institute Of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS). Dr. Anant has also worked closely with a few NGOs and is the founder of Perspective Psychiatric Centre and is also an active member of the Indian Association Of Private Psychiatry (IAPP).

He has written articles for print media like NDTV and has recently written on Mental Health effects due to COVID. He is also associated with JC BOSE UNIVERSITY as Mental Health Advisor for students and faculty.

Expertise:

Dr. Anant specializes in the treatment of Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Obsessive – Compulsive Disorder along with de-addiction and rehabilitation of Alcohol and Drug dependence syndrome.

His vision is to promote the holistic wellness of the patient and not just medical treatment. Dr. Anant strives towards understanding the patients and their families and allaying the burden they carry due to mental illness. His approach is to assess the factors responsible for the mental illness and help the patients develop an understanding of the illness and ways to deal it. "

Educational Qualification:

• MBBS - Maulana Azad Medical College, 2014    
• DNB - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, 2019

Awards and Recognitions

• Gold medallist in Delhi Public School RK Puram
• Gold medallist in Delhi Public School Mathura Road
• Awarded cash and book award by the Hindi Academy for Top 15 highest scorers in  India in Hindi language in 10th CBSE board Examination
• Awarded Post Graduate Fellowship of the Indian Association of Geriatric Mental  Health(IAGMH) at GERON Annual National Conference 2017 at PGI Chandigarh
• Awarded best poster award at the Annual conference of Delhi Psychiatric Society in  December 2018 for poster titled “Marchiafava-Bignami Disease in a patient presenting  with acute alcohol withdrawal delirium”
• Awarded ICMR grant for presenting oral paper on “Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in  Autism Spectrum disorder” in World Psychiatric Association Thematic Congress held in Melbourne, Australia in February 2018.

 Research & Publications

• Thesis on “A cross-sectional study of Burden and Quality of life in the caregivers of  patients with Bipolar Affective Disorder versus Schizophrenia” as part of the course of  Diplomat of National Board (D.N.B) submitted and accepted o Actively participated as Co-Investigator in the study entitled “Hyperbaric Oxygen  Therapy (HBOT) in improving functional outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) in India.

Trainings and Conferences:

• Actively participated in Mid Term Conference of Indian Association of Private  Psychiatry 2016, 2017 and 2018 as Student Member of Executive Council (IAPP) and Master of Ceremony
• Actively participated in Annual Conference of Indian Association of Private Psychiatry 2016 as Student Member of Executive Council and Master of Ceremony
• Attended workshop on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder conducted by  Department of Paediatric Psychiatry Services in 2017 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
• Presented a poster on “Acute Manganese toxicity presenting as acute onset psychotic  symptoms” At GERON 2017 at PGI Chandigarh and Awarded Post Graduate Fellowship  of the Indian Association of Geriatric Mental Health at GERON Annual National  Conference 2017 at PGI Chandigarh
• Presented a poster on “Comparison of stress perceived by the caregivers of patients with Bipolar Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia” at Annual conference of IPS North  Zone.
• Presented poster on “A cross sectional study of quality of life in the caregivers of  patients with Bipolar Affective Disorder versus Schizophrenia” in the World Federation  of Mental Health (WFMH) Thematic Congress held in November 2017 in New Delhi. 
• Presented a poster on “Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: a case report” in the  World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH) Thematic Congress held in November  2017 in New Delhi. 
• Attended the Fifth International Psychoanalytic Conference Held in New Delhi in  January 2018. 
• Presented an oral paper on “A cross sectional study of burden and quality of life in the  caregivers of patients with Bipolar Affective Disorder versus Schizophrenia” in ANCIPS  2018 in Ranchi in February 2018
• Presented an oral paper on “Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Autism Spectrum disorder”  in World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Thematic Congress held in Melbourne,  Australia in February 2018.
• Presented an oral paper titled “A Cross-Sectional Study of Burden and Quality of Life  in Caregivers of Patients with Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD) versus Schizophrenia”  for the category of Dr Ravi Pandey Memorial DPS young Psychiatrist Award 2018 at  the Annual conference of Delhi Psychiatric Society in December 2018 
• Presented a poster on “Marchiafava-Bignami Disease in a patient presenting with  acute alcohol withdrawal delirium” at the Annual conference of Delhi Psychiatric  Society in December 2018 and awarded best poster award for the same
• Attended workshops and conferences organised by various institutes and state, zonal  and central associations of mental health