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Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chadda

Head of Department, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faridabad | Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faridabad

Qualification: MBBS, MD, FAMS, FRCPsych (UK), DFAPA (USA)
rakesh.kumarchadda@fbd.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Schizophrenia, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry

Bio Publications Research Membership Awards
Bio

Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chadda Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, Faridabad. With over 40 years of post-MD experience, former Professor and Head of Psychiatry at AIIMS New Delhi, President-Elect of the World Association of Social Psychiatry (2022–25), and Section Editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry.

Research

Research Grants

  • Has been a recipient of grants from NIHR (UK), ICMR, MoSJE, Deptt of Revenue (Minsitry of Finance, GoI)

Research Talks

  • Has delivered more than 200 talks at national and international level including in the meetings of the American Psychiatric Association, World Psychiatric Association, World Association of Social Psychiatry; Has attended expert group meetings of the WHO HQ, Geneva

FDP / Workshops

  • Has organised many conferences and workshops at national and regional level; Was Organising Chair of 3 international conferences- WASP World Congress, New Delhi, Dec 2016, International Society of Addiction Medicine conference, Nov 2019, WASP Asia Pacific Hybrid Congress, Sept 2025
Membership
  • Honorary Member, World Psychiatric Association, 2023
  • Fellow, Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK)
    Distinguished International Fellow, American Psychiatric Association.
  • Honorary Fellow, World Association of Social Psychiatry
  • Diplomat, International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling & Psychotherapy
  • Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
  • Life Fellow, Indian Psychiatric Society.
  • Life Fellow, Indian Association for Social Psychiatry.
  • Life Fellow (Founding Fellow), Indian Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Awards
  • Indian Teachers of Psychiatry (IToP) Award (2023-24), Postgraduate Section for the book ‘Clinical Methods in Psychiatry: Resident’s Handbook”
  • VN Bagadia Oration, GS Medical College-KEM Hospital Research Society, 2019
  • Venkoba Rao Oration. Indian Association for Social Psychiatry, 2017
  • NN De Oration Award, Indian Association for Social Psychiatry, 2016.
  • General Amir Chand Oration, National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), 2015
  • DLN Murthy Rao Oration Award of the Indian Psychiatric Society, 2013
  • BB Sethi Award for the best poster, Indian Association for Social Psychiatry 2013
  • Balint Award of The Indian Association for Social Psychiatry for the year 2001.
  • Dr Vimla Virmani Award of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) for the year 2000-2001
  • Tilak Venkoba Rao Oration Award of Indian Psychiatric Society for the year 1999.
  • Tilak Venkoba Rao Award of Indian Council of Medical Research for the year 1997
  • PPA II Award of Indian Psychiatric Society for the year 1997 for best scientific publication by a young member.
  • NIDA Travel Award, August 1995, for attending Third International Science Symposium on HIV Prevention Research at Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
  • G.C.Boral I Award of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry for the year 1995 for best paper presentation
  • PPA I Award of Indian Psychiatric Society for the year 1990 for best scientific publication on Psychiatry.
  • Bhagwat Award of Indian Psychiatric Society for the year 1991 for best paper presentation by a young member of the Society.
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