Dr. Pratima Murthy

Biography

 PRATIMA MURTHY PRESENT POSITION: Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, & Chief, De-addiction Services National Institute Of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences, Bangalore 5600029, INDIA EDUCATION 1987- 1989 : M.D. DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences, (NIMHANS) Bangalore. 1985 - 1987 : DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. NIMHANS Bangalore, 1979 -1985 : M.B.B.S., Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore Passed with I Class with Distinctions in Biochemistry, Ophthalmology, ENT. 1977 - 1979 : PRE-UNIVERSITY COURSE, Mount Carmel College, Bangalore I Class 1969 - 1976 : INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, Sophia High School, Bangalore. Best Outgoing Student Previous Positions held 1993 - 1994 : Assistant Professor, De-Addiction Unit, NIMHANS 1994 - 1998 (June ) : Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS 1998- June 2003 : Associate Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS July 2003 – 16 October 2005 : Additional Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS 17 October 2005 to date : Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS June 2006 to date : In charge, De-Addiction Centre, NIMHANS 

Research Interest

  Alcohol and Substance Use, History of Psychiatry,Psychiatry and Law, Psychiatric Training, Neuropsychiatry