Dr. Gayatri Rajan

Dr. Gayatri Rajan completed her MBBS from University of Calicut (KMCT Medical College, Calicut, India) MD Psychiatry from Kerala University of Health Sciences (Government Medical College, Kozhikode, India) DM in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. She has more than 10 years of experience.

Skills

• Detailed assessment for Autism and ADHD and administration of standardized rating scales and liaison with schoolteacher/counselor

• Parent Management Training for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Intellectual disability, including conducting Parent Support Groups.

• Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

• Management of behavioral issues secondary to primary medical issues such as pediatric post operative delirium, autoimmune encephalitis, type 1 diabetes, and other chronic physical comorbidities in child and adolescent population.

• Management of anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders in child and adolescent population

• Bio-psycho-social-model based case formulation and treatment planning for childhood onset mood and psychotic disorders.

• Habit reversal training for Tics, Tourette Disorder, Trichotillomania, Excoriation disorder in pediatric population.

• Play observation and play assessment and Play-based Therapies.

• Exposure and response prevention in pediatric obsessive compulsive and related disorder patients.

• Family assessment and family-based therapy for management of family conflicts leading to child and adolescent mental health issues