Dr. Abhishek Kumar Sharma

Consultant – Psychiatry


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Qualifications & Education:

  • MD (Psychiatry) – National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru
  • MBBS – MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly

Areas of Expertise:

  • Adult Psychiatry (Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Psychosis)
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Addiction Psychiatry & Substance Use Disorders
  • Sexual Health & Psychosexual Disorders
  • Women’s Mental Health (Perinatal Psychiatry, PMDD)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Dementia & Neuropsychiatric Disorders)
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders)
  • Liaison Psychiatry & Psychosomatic Medicine

Clinical Expertise:

  • Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis
  • Psychotherapy (CBT, ERP, supportive therapy, family therapy)
  • Psychopharmacology and medication management
  • Motivational interviewing and relapse prevention strategies
  • Pre-transplant psychiatric evaluation and capacity assessment
  • Multidisciplinary care coordination in hospital settings

Professional Experience:

  • Consultant Psychiatrist (Adult & Liaison) – KIMS Hospitals, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru
  • Community Mental Health Psychiatrist – Project Maanasi, Bengaluru
  • Liaison Psychiatrist (On-call) – Safa Medicure Hospital & Sukino Neurorehab, Bengaluru
  • Consultant Psychiatrist & Sexologist – Allo Sexual Health Clinics, Bengaluru
  • Senior Resident – Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
  • Consultant Psychiatrist – Tulasi Healthcare, Gurugram
  • Clinical Psychiatrist – Dwarka’s Specialist Clinic, Delhi

Research & Academic Contributions:

  • Chapter: Addiction Research in South Asia – Current Perspectives on Substance Use Disorders
  • Publication – Asian Journal of Psychiatry (2023): Smartphone-based relapse prevention app (“Quest”)
  • Thesis – Development of a mobile application for relapse prevention in alcohol dependence
  • Conference Presentations – ADDICON (Relapse prevention app & digital learning module)

Teaching & Training:

  • Coordinator – Diploma in Community Mental Health (NIMHANS)
  • Coordinator – Tobacco Cessation Training Programs (NIMHANS)
  • Faculty – Addiction management and digital psychiatry workshops
  • Panelist – Mental health & sexual education awareness programs

Certifications & Training:

  • Supervised psychotherapy training (CBT, ERP, supportive therapy)
  • Training in addiction, child, geriatric, and community psychiatry
  • Good Clinical Practice (NIDA Clinical Trials Network)
  • Telepsychiatry & mHealth training – NIMHANS

Languages Known:

English, Hindi, Magadhi, Kannada (basic), Bengali (basic), and Maithili

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Dr. Abhishek Kumar Sharma is a Consultant - Psychiatry at KIMS Hospitals, Mahadevapura. He specializes in adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and comprehensive psychiatric care for emotional, behavioral, and neuropsychiatric disorders. His expertise also includes treatment for depression, anxiety, OCD, psychosis, substance use disorders, sexual health and psychosexual disorders, women’s mental health including perinatal psychiatry and PMDD, geriatric psychiatry, dementia-related behavioral disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, and liaison psychiatry focused on integrated mental health management.


Patients looking for a Mental Health Specialist Near Me in Mahadevapura, Depression Doctor in Bangalore, Addiction Psychiatrist Near Me, Child Behaviour Specialist in Mahadevapura, or Anxiety Treatment Expert can consult Dr. Abhishek Kumar Sharma. He provides psychiatric evaluation, psychotherapy support, addiction recovery care, behavioral therapy guidance, medication-based mental health treatment, neurodevelopmental disorder management, and holistic psychiatric care tailored to improve emotional wellbeing, cognitive health, and long-term psychological stability.

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