Online psychiatrist for people in Bengaluru

Languages we can offer

Bengaluru is a city where several languages share a street. People move here from Karnataka's districts, from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, from Kerala, and from the north and east of India, and many switch between three languages in a day. Mindly's psychiatrists below cover the languages we hear most from people in the city. If you are not sure which language will be easiest for describing distress, say so on your free call and we will suggest one.

• Dr. Divya GurunathanPsychiatrist · Registration no. TNMC 156112Speaks English, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam.
• Dr. Pooja RaniPsychiatrist · Registration no. KMC 129565Speaks English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu.
• Dr. Samarth S ShettyPsychiatristSpeaks English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Tulu.
• Dr. Barkha ChikaraPsychiatrist · Registration no. RMC 50914Speaks English, Hindi.
• Dr. Dhritiman DasPsychiatrist · Registration no. OCMR (Odisha) 26418/2021Speaks English, Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese.

Living and working in Bengaluru

• Work and commuting. Bengaluru's large technology and start-up workforce deals with long hours, shifting deadlines and long commutes. People often tell us they have no time to travel across the city for a psychiatric appointment. A video consultation can be taken from home or from a quiet room at work, and follow-ups can be short.
• Living away from family. Many people in Bengaluru have moved for work and live apart from parents and relatives. Isolation and the lack of an in-person support network can add to anxiety, low mood and poor sleep. Talking to a psychiatrist who shares your first language can offset some of that.
• Where our psychiatrists trained. Several Mindly psychiatrists hold an MD in Psychiatry from NIMHANS, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Bengaluru. Mindly has no formal link with any hospital in the city.

Between meetings, commutes and a full calendar

Bengaluru runs on tight schedules, and many people put off a psychiatric appointment because the trip across town costs half a day. A video consultation can fit into a lunch break or an early evening, and follow-ups are shorter. People who have moved here for work often describe a particular kind of tiredness: long hours, few close friends nearby, and family far away. Those themes come up often in first consultations and are worth raising. If you grew up speaking Kannada, Tamil, Telugu or Malayalam and now work in English, tell us which language feels closer to your feelings, since that can change how freely you describe them.

If you are new to the city and do not yet have a family doctor, say so on the free call. We can explain which tests, if any, your psychiatrist may ask for and how to arrange them locally, and the reports can be shown on screen. Follow-up visits are usually brief once a plan is settled, so they fit around a working day.

Concerns people in Bengaluru bring

Our psychiatrists hear about these most often. Each page covers signs, assessment and support.

• Depression
• Anxiety disorders
• OCD
• ADHD
• Bipolar disorder
• Insomnia

What seeing a psychiatrist online involves

A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specialises in mental health. In a first consultation they take a full history, assess what you are going through, explain the diagnosis in plain terms and agree a plan. That plan may include medicine, talk therapy through one of our clinical psychologists, or both. Prescriptions follow the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, 2020, which allow registered doctors to consult and prescribe by video, within limits that your psychiatrist will explain. Follow-ups usually take 20 to 30 minutes and are used to review how you are feeling, how medicine is working and what to change. If your psychiatrist feels you need in-person or hospital care, they will say so and help you plan.

See what a first online consultation involves.

Medicines, follow-ups and your local doctor

If you take medicine, your psychiatrist will explain what it is for, how long it takes to work, and which side effects to report. Some medicines need blood tests or checks of weight and blood pressure, which you can have done at a local laboratory or with a family doctor in Bengaluru, and share the results by video. We encourage you to keep your GP or physician informed about what you take, in particular if you have thyroid problems, diabetes or heart disease. Controlled drugs are prescribed only where rules allow and your psychiatrist can say what applies to you.

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• Kannada-speaking clinicians for OCD
• Hindi-speaking clinicians for depression
• Malayalam-speaking clinicians for anxiety

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