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Thank you for making The Freemind Initiative your one stop guide to everything Psychiatry.
We are like minded psychiatrists in Mumbai providing a better mental health to the common man!
Please join the Initiative to support better mental health here. Mail us at dralpez@gmail.com

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Consultant Psychiatrists

Dr. Alpes Panchal

Area of Interest: Adult Psychiatry

Contact details:
Ph - 9819175755
Email- dralpez@gmail.com

Improving quality of life is of utmost importance to me. And I strive that each of my patient has a better one.
Dr. Janhavi Katdare

Area of Interest: Behavioural Psychiatry

Contact details:
Ph - 9920020338
Email- drjanhavikatdare@gmail.com

All mental health problems can be solved with behaviour modification and medications for fast relief. Quick action and treatment is my motto.

Updates

Dr. Alpes Panchal delivers a lecture at L T offices about anxiety at workplace
Dr. Alpes Panchal gives insight about late parenthood
Dr. Alpes Panchal speaks about beating the festive blues
Dr. Alpes Panchal speaks about celebrity suicides
Dr. Alpes Panchal speaks about general anxiety disorder
Dr. Alpes Panchal speaks about relationships and space
Dr. Alpes Panchal speaks about the burn out effect of long working hours
Dr. Alpes Panchal speaks about the myths surrounding body image issues
Dr. Alpes Panchal speaks about using social media responsibly
Dr. Alpes Panchal talking about the meaning of happiness
Dr. Alpes Panchal talks about crisis management
Dr. Alpes Panchal talks about helping a partner through depression
Dr. Alpes Panchal talks about space and boundaries during Work from home
The Freemind Initiative’s campaign to quit smoking on World No Tobacco day on May 31st 2018.
Behavioural techniques to quit smoking
How to manage nicotine withdrawal?
Dr. Alpes Panchal quoted in “The Asian Age” on 16th May 2018, regarding his views on working with children with special needs.
Dr. Alpes Panchal quoted in “Hindustan Times” on January 31st 2018 regarding phobias and how to deal with them
The Freemind Initiative’s campaign for suicide prevention in September 2017
Dr. Alpes Panchal giving a lecture at The Mahindra International School, Pune on June 23rd 2017, regarding the awareness of LGBTQ community in India
The Freemind Initiative’s campaign to quit smoking on World No Tobacco Day May 31st 2016
Dr. Alpes Panchal delivering a lecture at the IPS West Zone Conference at Alibag in April 2016 entitled “New horizons in Psychiatry”
Stress management lecture taken at MCC college, Mulund in August 2015 by Dr. Riddhish Maru
Dr. Alpes Panchal’s opinion on the #PornBan
Lecture for the elderly community at BDD chawl in july 2015 by Dr. Alpes Panchal
Free mental health clinic at Star Healthcare Andheri west in June by Dr. Alpes Panchal
The Good Parenting Clinic by Dr. Alpes Panchal
Mysteries of Marriage by Dr. Alpes Panchal
Interactive session with the youth community at Bammanwadi regarding drug abuse on No Tobacco Day by Dr. Alpes Panchal
The Freemind Initiative ran the Standard Chartered Marathon 2015 to promote mental health awareness amongst Mumbaikars
Talk of personality disorders at Mental Health awareness weekend by Dr. Alpes Panchal at Borivali. October 2014.
Talk of Psychiatric problems in Old age at J.B.Nagar Gurudwara by Dr. Alpes Panchal for senior citizens. October 2014.
Free mental health OPD @ Jyoti Polyclinic, Bandra. Dr. Alpes Panchal. 18th October 2014
Free mental health OPD @ Shastri Nursing Home, Santacruz. Dr. Alpes Panchal. 19th October 2014
Lecture for teachers to screen for childhood disorders at Chita camp, Mankhurd by Dr. Austin Fernandes & Dr. Alpes Panchal.
Free mental health OPD at Shastri Nursing home, Santacruz by Dr. Alpes Panchal in May 2014
Lecture on depression management for general practioners at Bandra by Dr. Alpes Panchal in May 2014 1
Screening camp for school children at Jogeshwari by Dr. Alpes Panchal in April 2014
Free mental health OPD at Shastri nursing home, Santacruz by Dr. Alpes Panchal in March 2014

Our Blog

Depression: Depression is not just a state of being, as many would feel it would be...
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Anxiety: Anxiety is a form of neurosis. And neurosis is that thought that comes to your head repeatedly...
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Psychosis: Psychosis is the oldest known mental disorder. It like how fever is to psychosis if malaria is to schizophrenia...
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Obsession: Obsession is also a form of neurosis. When a thought takes a life of its own...
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Substance Dependence: Alcohol and other substances are known to cause intoxication to man since the oldest...
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Personality disorder: This is one of the most complex & lesser understood diagnosis in psychiatry. Personality disorder...
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Borderline Personality: One of the Cluster B personalities, Borderline personality is one of the most researched and resistant conditions..
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Sexuality: Freud described food & sex as the two basic requirements of man...
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Eating Disorders: Food & sex are the basic driving forces of life, as claimed by Freud...
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Suicide: The act of killing or trying to harm oneself is called suicide...
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Care takers: The most important aspect of managing a psychiatric patient is the caretaker
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