Hello, I'm Dr. C.R. Chandrashekar
Founder of SAMADHANA,
Senior Professor (Retd)
Department of Psychiatry &
NIMHANS
Free Consultation at
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SAMADHANA COUNSELLING CENTRE
324, 6th Cross, Arakere Mico Layout,
1st stage, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 76.
MONDAY TO SATURDAY
11 AM TO 1PM &
6PM TO 8.30PM
Since 2007
PRASANNA COUNSELLING CENTRE
At Vasavi School, VV Puram,
Near National College Flyover end towards VV Puram
On every WEDNESDAY
5 PM to 8 PM
Since 1980
Experience
1979
NIMHANS, Bangalore
Senior Resident
01-08-1979 to 15-05-1981
NIMHANS, Bangalore
GDMO
16-05-1981 to 31-12-1985
NIMHANS, Bangalore
Lecturer/Asst. Professor
01-01-1986 to 17-07-1992
NIMHANS, Bangalore
Associate Professor
18-07-1992 to 30-06-2000
NIMHANS, Bangalore
Additional Professor
01-07-2000 to 30-06-2009
NIMHANS, Bangalore
Professor
01-07-2009 to 30-06-2013
NIMHANS, Bangalore
Senior Professor
Administrative Experience
Warden, NIMHANS Hostels (2Years)
Deputy Medical Superintendent of NIMHANS (10years)
Head, Department of Psychiatry (More than10 year
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Significant Contribution:
Public education through lectures, workshops, articles, books, radio & T.V. talks, T.V. serials on the average 100 such activities per year
Training doctors, health workers, school and college teachers, NGOS, Volunteers, in mental health work. Preparation of teaching and training materials
Implementation of National mental Health Programme in India. Designed many modules of Community care of mentally ill persons.
Standardization of Epidemiological instruments like CIDI, SCAN, and Epidemiological instrument for Alcohol and drug abuse.
Cross cultural application studies on Alcohol and substance abuse, Somatoform disorders and Instrument to monitor mental health system WHO, Geneva.
Coordinator of 2 weeks training course for college teachers in students counseling since 1995. More than 2000 teachers are trained. He has edited a manual on ‘Students Counseling’ for college Teachers.
One day to one week workshops on stress management, Positive Mental Health, Life Skills education, and Counseling.
Trained more than 4000 people in lay-counseling skills. Developed a training module in lay counseling (50 sessions of 90 minutes each and 30 sessions of 90 minutes each)
Editor of more than 100 books on health
Encouraged many medical professional to write medical literature in Kannada and contributed to the development of popular medical literature in Kannada and English. Founder member of Kannada Vaidya Sahitya Parishat(Regd.)
Monthly mental health camps in District hospital Ramnagar April 2010 to September 2014.
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Publications for public, medical and non-medical workers
01.
More than 280 books in Kannada on health and mental health
02.
More 30 books in English on mental health
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More than 1000 articles in Kannada & English in news periodicals and magazines
04.
Edited 54 books on ‘Personality Development’ each book is reprinted more than 5 times, some books are reprinted more than 8 times.
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4. Chapters in the following text books
i. On Micro-organisms in 8th Std. Science book
ii. On ‘you, doctor and treatment’ in 10th Std. Kannada text book
iii. On ‘counselling’ Text book of Degree course of Kuvempu university Shimoga
iv. On ‘dreams’ degree course Kuvempu university
v. On ‘hunger for Recognition’, degree Text book in Mangalore University.
vi. On ‘Memory’, Women University, Karnataka
06.
Edited 56 books on health (Vaidyakiya Sahitya Male) published by Kannada Pustaka Pradhikara Government of Karnataka
07.
Folders and Handouts on Mental Disorders, Mental Disorders, Mental Retardation, Epilepsy, Learning and memory, Stress management, life skills etc.
08.
Chapters on ‘Possession syndrome’, ‘Community Psychiatry ’,’Life style management’, ‘Adjustment disorders’ in various books and monographs.
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4 books are translated to Telugu Language.
3 books are translated to Urdu
1 book is translated to Guajarati
2 books to Hindi
10.
4 dramas on mental health and staged several times
11.
75 scientific articles in state, National and International journals of Psychiatry and related subjects
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Author / co-author of the following training manuals.
a) Manual of mental health for medical officers- 3rd edition
b) Manual of mental health for multi- purpose health workers- 3rd edition
c) ‘Arogya Sahayakarige Manasika Arogya Kaipidi’ (Kannada)
d) Bhopal disaster: manual or mental health care for medical officers
e) Manual of psychotherapy for medical officers- 2nd edition
f) Guide book for the trainers of Primary care Physicians in mental health care
g) A manual on counseling for lay counselors- 4th edition
h) ‘Apthasalahe Samadhana’ (Manual in Kannada on counseling) 9 prints
i) Manual on students counseling for college teachers- 3 editions
j) Manual on Women’s counseling
k) Manual on Human Resource Management for Administrative Medical Officers,
Govt. of Karnataka
l) Book on management of mental Disorders in General Practice
m) Art of Counselling for Lay Counsellors.
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13. Questions and answers column in the following periodicals and magazines
a) ‘Inchara’, monthly
b) ‘Suddi Sangathi’, weekly
c) ‘Karmaveera’, weekly
d) ‘Mangala’, weekly
e) ‘Manasika Arogya’, bimonthly
f) ‘Araluva Moggu’, monthly
g) ‘Adarsha Ganda Hendathi’, monthly
h) ‘Samyukta Karnataka’, daily
i) ‘Prajavani’, daily(3 years)
j) ‘Mangala’ weekly(5 years)
k) Udayavani daily(1 year)
l) ‘Vikranta Karnataka’ weekly(1 year)
m) Kannada Sene(monthly)
n) Antharakshi(monthly)
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Scientific articles in state, National and International Journals of Psychiatry and related subjects
THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEDIA
1. Talk, discussion, question- answer programme, dialogue through AIR, Bangalore,
Hassan, Bhadravathi, Gulburga, Chitradurga, Mangalore stations.
2. 13 short skills on adolescent problems which were broad casted through all the AIR
stations of Karnataka in 1997
3. Talk, dialogue, panel discussion phone in programmes through Bangalore Doordarshan,
Udaya T.V., ETV, Siti T.V., Kaveri T.V., Suvarna T.V.,Kasturi T.V., janashri T.V.,
Samaya T.V.,T.V-9
4. Phone in programme(Live) solutions to psychological problems: Chandana T.V., every
month on Friday 12 to 1pm
5. One T.V. serial of 13 episodes on people having mental disorders
6. One short story on Schizophrenic patient which was telecasted
7. Contributed to a serial on mental disorders, tele-casted through Kaveri Channel
8. Talks available on you tube & face book
THROUGH POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS
THROUGH POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS
On an average, I receive 200 letters a month from all over Karnataka and even other states
regarding the psychological problems. I counsel and educate them through letters. More than
40,000 letters written.(1975 – 2010) Now, letters are replaced by phone calls, More than 40-50
calls a day.
Dr. C.R. Chandrashekar
Founder of Samadhana
Telephonic counselling every day. Online training, Webinars, Talks, for Groups ,corporates, schools, associations, Senior Citizens, Parents, Educationist, Covid Warriors
HONOURARY POSTS AND MEMBERSHIP
1. Secretary, Staff recreation Club, NIMHANS, Bengaluru 1980-1981.
2. Secretary, Indian Psychiatry Society I.P.S. Karnataka Branch, 1982-84
3. President, Indian Psychiatry Society, Karnataka Branch, 1991-92
4. Short term Consultant at W.H.O. 1991
5. PRESIDENT, Kannada Vaidya Sahitya Parishat(Regd), Bangalore, 1994-96
6. Honorary Consultant to
a) Prasanna Counseling Center, Bangalore since 1980 till date.
b) Samadhana Center for Counseling and Guidance, Arakere Mico Layout,
Bangalore from 2007 to till date.
7. Life fellow of Indian Psychiatric Society (National, Zonal and State Branches)
8. Member of Indian Medical Association, Karnataka State, Bangalore Chapter
9. Member of EC of I.P.S, Karnataka (5 terms)
10. Member of EC of I.P.S, South Zone (2 terms)
11. Member of Karnataka Legal Aid board
12. Member of Sub Committee on health, IMA Bangalore branch 1986-87
13. Member of Advisory board of ‘Community Mental Health News’ ICMR Advanced
Center, Bangalore
14. Member of Editorial Board of ‘Community Mental Health News’ ICMR Advanced
Center, Bangalore
15. Member of Editorial Board of the Periodicals:
a) Janapriya Vijnana
b) Hosathu
c) Arogya
d) Arogya Sporthi
e) Viveka Hamsa.
16. Honorary Editor of ‘Manasik Arogya’ monthly magazine on mental health published by
NIMHANS, Bengaluru for 5 years.
17. Member, Text Book Committee, Department of Text Books, Government of Karnataka
1994.
18. Member of EC, Department of Disabilities, Government of Karnataka, 1998-99.
19. Chairman, Scientific Committee, 23rd Annual Conference of IPS South zone held at
BMC, Bengaluru 1990.
20. Chairman Scientific Committee, 6th Annual Conference of Kannada Vaidya Sahitya
Parishat, Bengaluru 1999.
21. Chairman of pre-conference public educational activities of VII and VIII Annual
Conference of IPS, Karnataka, held at Bengaluru and Davanagere 1997 and 1998.
22. Member of Local editorial Advisory Panel of the Journal “Annals of all Indian Academy
of Neurology”.
23. Advisory Member of purchase Committee, Central Libraries, Government of Karnataka
2004.
24. Life Member of “Council of Sex Education and parenthood international (CSEPI).
25. President and Treasurer: BM.Rajannachar- SP Srojamma Charitable trust(R), Bengaluru.
26. Member of Editorial Board of Medical Encyclopedia (Vaidya Vishwa Kosha) Kannada
University, Hampi.
27. Member of editorial Board, Prasaranga Rajiv Gandhi Medical University
HONOURS, PRIZES, AWARDS RECEIVED
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