Draft:Debasis Bhattacharya

Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya
Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya
	Artist-Psychiatrist
Born	15th June, 1945
Occupation	Psychiatrist
Spouse	Dr. Mahua Bhattacharya
Children	Dr. Rahul Bhattacharya

Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya

"Some people are fortunate in life to have a calling - they know what they want to be and get there with apparent ease whereas most of us bemoan our lack of talent, when in truth we are unable to decide or choose or even know what we want. Then again there are even more fortunate people who have two callings, more than one profession - diverse talents - they seem to reconcile divergent tendencies in themselves. Debasis Bhattacharya is one such person, equally at home with science and art."- Prof. Ajita Chakraborty^[1]

Biography

Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya (1968) is also trained in hypnotherapy, Yoga and art therapy and the first person in India to promote Art Therapy. Has been recognized as an artist by Lalitkala Academy.

Early life

Passed HS exam. (science) from Hindu School, Calcutta, 1963 and then passed MBBS from Calcutta MCH in 1968. Did rural service till 1976 and then did DPM (Psychiatry ) and MD (Psychiatry) in 1980. Then worked as professor in Psychiatry at IPGME&R, Calcutta. Also worked as deputy superintendent at IOP, Calcutta.

Career

• Formerly Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
• Formerly Dy. Superintendent Institute of Psychiatry (Nodal Centre for De-addiction program) Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
• Participated in International seminar & training course in hypnosis at Ahmedabad, Organized by Indian association of clinical & experimental hypnosis & received a certificate as a trainer in self hypnosis in 1984.
• Participated in master trainer course of the treatment and care of Torture Survivors under the guidance of Dr. Inge Genefke of rehabilitation & research Centre for torture victims. Dr. Bhattacharya demonstrated Yogic relaxation technique as an effective non drug method.
• Formerly Associate Editor of JIMA (Journal of Indian Medical Association consecutive), India during the period of 1993-97.
• Formerly Editor of popular-health journal “Your Health” (IMA Publication), 1990-1991.
• Dr. D. Bhattacharya was sponsored by India Govt. as the sole representative to present a paper and participate in Asia-Australia meet on Art Therapy at Melbourne University, Australia in 1912.
• Pioneer in establishing art therapy in India and published a book on behalf of IPS.
• Formally advisor of Task Force, Creativity & Mental Health, IPS for consecutive 2 years.
• Recognized as an Artist by Lalitkala Academy in 1981.
• Dr. D. Bhattacharya worked at the interface of human mind and creativity and contributed in the book ‘Interfaces of Psychiatry’, (ed.: Vinay Kumar & Sandeep Grover, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. Edition, 1st. Year, 2023).
• Awarded for delivering L.P.Verma Oration on ART-THERAPY at 41st. Annual Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society (CEZIPS) on 9th. Oct.2015 at Shillong.
• Awarded for Karimnagar Oration at Prashanthi Hospital, Hydrabad, India on "Agenda of Art through ages"
• Awarded for lifetime achievement by Indian Psychiatric society, WB State branch for the year 2023.
• Awarded for presentation on Art as therapy at Bengal Boston Bridge on 21 January' 2023.

Selected publications / Psychiatry

• Witchcraft beliefs and persecutory Ideas in Bengali Culture. Indian J.Social Psychiatry 1985, Vol. 1, No.3 & 4 231-243.
• Psychotherapy in General Practice, J.I.N.A. 1992, Vol.90 No.12, 317-18.
• A Study of Psychiatric Referrals from Police Hospital Industrial Psychiatry J.1992, Vol.5 No.1, 41-46.
• Psychiatric Problems among post retirement Age-group. Industrial Psychiatry J.1992, Vol.5, No.2, 37-72.
• Birth order and Heroin Dependance, Indian J.Social Psychiatry, 1992, Vol.8, No. 3-4, 71- 73.
• Psychological crisis and General practioners. Indian J.Psychiatry, 1993 Vol.35, No. 2, 103-106.
• An Epidemic of Mixed Dissociative Disorders among women in two Muslim families of rural Bengal. Indian J.Social Psychiatry 1993, Vol.9, No.L-4, 38-41.
• Illness-Disease-Sickness paradigm JIMA. 1994, Vol.92, No.10, 321-323.
• General Practioners and Changing scenario of Drug-Abuse, JIMA, 1995, Vol.93 No.4, 155-156.
• Aggression among psychiatric patients, Indian J.Social Psychiatry, 1995, Vol.93 No.4, 155- 156.
• Mental Health Concept in cross-cultural perspective. JIMA, 1996, Vol.94, No.1,24-25.
• Community mental health and torture survivors JIMA, 1996, Vol.94, No. 7, 262-266.
• Concerning Medical Treatment of smokers. 1997, vol.95 No. 5, 125-26. JIMA.
• Current Trends in the Management of Torture Medicine Update, IPA, 1997, Vol1, 884- 887.
• Somatization: Awareness among doctors needed. Psychiatry Today, 1997, Vol.1, No.2, 85-87.
• Conflict and its resolution. Bulletin IPS WBSB. June 2000. vol 9 No.3, 47-50
• Relevance of spiritual and moral aspect of psychotherapy J.IPS WB SB, June 2005. Vol.0 13, No.2 74-77
• Torture syndrome- Beyond PTSD. Souvenir, ASCIPS-2005, Aug 2005, 63-65
• Relevance of cultural psychiatry in clinical practice souvenir, ASCIAPP, Feb 2007. 33-36.
• Ageing- Towards Maturity. Souvenir. ANCIP. Jan, 2008. 95-97
• A commentary on contextual validation of psychiatry. J. IPSWBS. March-May.2008. Vol 14-No 3, 12-16.
• Bio-ethics: global versus local- a critical reflection. Souvenir. ASCIAPP, March 2009. 25- 26.

Selected publications / Books

• Published work on Bishnupur Terracotta and contemporary art.
• ‘Chitra Charcha’ (Revised Edition 2023 ): A book containing 79 letters of Binode Behari Mukhopadhaya and related writings. Orient Book Co.
• ‘Chhabi-dekha’ ( 2014) : A book on visual language & visual-art
• Literary publication : ‘Dr. Debashis Bhattcheryar Golpo Samagra’ – Edited: Dr. Bijit Ghosh, Simika Publishers.
• Chabir Bhasa: Chabir Bhavna
• Bikalpa Singhasan
• Galpo Samagra (Ed. Dr. Bijit Ghosh)

Honors and Recognition

IMACGP Dr. R.K.Mend Award, 1994 for best research work in promotion of specialty of general practice.

Participated International Seminar o Torture Survivors under guidance of Dr. Inge Genefke at IMA House , New Delhi in September, 1999.

In 2012, I received invitation from AAMH ( Asia Australia Mental Health) at Melbourne University, Australia to participate and present a paper as an Indian delegate at Asia –Australia meet

invite to deliver L.P.Verma Oration on ART-THERAPY at 41st. Annual Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society (CEZIPS) on 9th. Oct.2015 at Shillong.
Contributed to the book ‘Interfaces of Psychiatry’ (Ed. Vinay Kumar & Sandeep Grover )

Other activities on Mental Health awareness

On 7th.Aug’2017. IMA Behala Branch organised Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference of IMA Academy of specialities. Delivered the oration on : ‘DEPRESSION – Let’ s talk : NON DRUG APPROACH
Delivered: G. S Bose memorial oration on 30.01.2018 organized by IAPP & Indian Association of Psychoanalytic society. Tropic – Critical appraisal of psychoanalysis.
Presided the session on Psychoanalysis on 01.12.15. Dr. Sudhir Kakar speaking on ‘Psychoanalysis today’.

References/Notes and references

Bhattacharya, Debasis; Bhattacharya, Rahul (April 2016). "Professor Ajita Chakraborty MB, DPM, FRCP (Ed.) FRCPsych". BJPsych Bulletin. ncbi. p. 109. doi:10.1192/pb.bp.115.051995. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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Artwork

^ "Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya". www.drdebasis.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ Bhattacharya, Debasis; Bhattacharya, Rahul (December 2015). "In Memoriam – Professor Ajita Chakraborty". Transcultural Psychiatry. Mc Gill. pp. NP7–NP9. doi:10.1177/1363461515612029. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.

[1] "Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya". www.drdebasis.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

[2] Bhattacharya, Debasis; Bhattacharya, Rahul (December 2015). "In Memoriam – Professor Ajita Chakraborty". Transcultural Psychiatry. Mc Gill. pp. NP7–NP9. doi:10.1177/1363461515612029. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.

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