Dr. Raghav Shah

Director & Consultant

monday - saturday

11Am To 7Pm

Designation

Director & Consultant

Specialty

Psychiatry & Deaddiction

Brief Introduction

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

Area of Expertise

  • 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