Debanjan Banerjee, DM
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Affiliation(s):
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)
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Areas of Interest:
Alzheimer's management, Stigma, Qualitative Research, social psychiatry, dignity, telehealth
Biography & Research:
Dr. Debanjan Banerjee has completed his post-graduation (M.D.) in Psychiatry from the esteemed National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore. Subsequently he has worked as a Senior Resident in General Psychiatry for two years before completing his post-doctoral (D.M.) in Geriatric (old age) Psychiatry from the same institute. He has been attached with the Geriatric unit of NIMHANS for over five years now and specializes in ageing and old age-related mental health problems (like dementia, depression, etc.). He has several awards and distinctions to his credit (Gold Medalist in MBBS, Best Student and Psychotherapy in MD, The Gandhi Fellowship Award, ICMR Young Scientist Award, etc.) and has presented in several national and international conferences. Dr. Debanjan is a reviewer of the esteemed Indian Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of Psychosexual Health, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and is actively involved in the training of post-graduates, student-counselling as well as research. He has served as the head of Student Welfare and Training, NIMHANS, Bangalore and has been part of several academic and clinical training committee for the post-graduate psychiatry residents.
He’s the Associate Editor for the reputed FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY (AGING PSYCHIATRY Section), Journal of Psychosexual Health and Assistant Editor, Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry. His research interests include social psychiatry, stigma, grief management, psychosexual health, old-age psychiatry, psychotherapy, medical misinformation and qualitative research. He is a life-fellow of the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), Marce Society (Women’s Mental Health) and the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) Advocacy and Awareness committee. Dr.Banerjee is an active life-member of the Human Sexuality and Old Age Psychiatry Sections, World Psychiatric Association (WPA). He is a regular medical fact-checker and member of Health Analytics Asia (HAA), a pan-Asian network of DATA LEADS responsible for global work on debunking medical misinformation along with GOOGLE NEWS INITIATIVE (GNI). He is also involved in regular community programs on mental health awareness and promotion. He has been actively involved in research on mental health, psychology of fake news and psychological wellbeing during the pandemic. Dr Debanjan has several publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals and is a columnist for several dailies. He is also the editor of a couple of fiction magazines based in Kolkata and takes special interest in nature photography and sketch-art.
