PROFILE

Dr. Kanika Mitra is a seasoned mental health care professional from Kolkata who set about her extensive and rewarding career in Pyschiatry way back in the year 1982. She is highly competent in the management of patients suffering from Bipolar Affective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Children with ADHD and Geriatic Mental Disorders.

On the academic front, Dr. Mitra fulfils MBBS, MD and DPM qualifications. Her career got under way as a Medical Officer at Kalyani followed by teaching position as a medical educator at Kolkata Medical College for almost a decade. Subsequently, Dr. Mitra decided to bow out of the teaching profession to carry out clinical practice at Lumbini Park Mental Hospital (one of Asia's oldest mental hospital located in Kolkata) for an extended period of 10 years. However, Dr. Mitra sought an early retirement from services and set out to pursue independent practice. Presently, Dr. Mitra is operating from different centres in Kolkata such as Castle Corner, Bhagirathi at Moulali and Townshend Road.

In her broad career span, Dr. Mitra has managed a multitude of cases afflicted with Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Hypochondriasis and other forms of neurosis. She is extremely adept in addressing mental health concerns across various age groups. She consults elderly patients for problems related to Alzheimer's etc, resolves marital problems and advises adolescents on juvenile linked issues.

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