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Dr. Thunga P J

Consultant - Psychiatrist

Qualification

MBBS, MD Psychiatry

Languages Known

English, Hindi, Kannada

Location

Kauvery Hospital - Marathahalli

Profile Brief:

Dr. Thunga P J is a compassionate and accomplished psychiatrist committed to providing comprehensive mental health care through a blend of evidence-based medicine and empathetic counseling. With an MD in Psychiatry and MBBS, she focuses on understanding each patient holistically through mind, body, and environment.

Her clinical expertise spans addiction management, mood and psychotic disorders, geriatric psychiatry, child and adolescent behavioral concerns (ADHD, Autism, learning difficulties), and stress-related conditions. She is also experienced in psychotherapy (CBT, DBT, MET) and advanced interventions such as MECT and ketamine infusion therapy.

Recipient of the Neuropsychiatry Medal for Best Outgoing Postgraduate (2024), Dr. Thunga continues to promote awareness and early intervention in mental wellness. At Kauvery Hospital, Marathahalli, she offers holistic psychiatric evaluation, therapy, and rehabilitation tailored to each patient’s needs.

Education:

  • MBBS
  • MD Psychiatry

Experience:

  • Junior Doctor at Aralaguppe Mallegowda Hospital, Chikkamagaluru (June 2021 – October 2021).

Expertise:

  • Addiction Management - alcohol, nicotine, drug
  • Severe mental illnesses - mood disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, OCD, PTSD
  • Old age concern
  • Child and adolescents - ABCs, ADHD, Autism
  • Stress management Interventions:
  • Psychotherapy sessions - MET, CBT, DBT, Supportive therapy, Skill training MECT, Ketamine Infusions Holistic approach.

Research & Publication:

  • Thesis Topic: A cross-sectional study to evaluate the occurrence of Depression in Subclinical Hypothyroidism, Overt hypothyroidism, and Euthyroid individuals.
  • Presentation on History and Mental Status Examination in Forensic Psychiatry at the 19th Annual CME, SDM University in February 2025.

Awards & Achievements:

  • Neuropsychiatry Medal - Best Outgoing Post Graduate in Psychiatry (December 2024).
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