Draft:Debasis Bhattacharya
Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya | |
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Born | 15th June, 1945 |
Occupation | Psychiatrist |
Spouse | Prof. Mahua Bhattacharya (Pathology) |
Children | Dr. Rahul |
Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya
(Psychiatrist and painter from Kolkata, India.)
Early life and Education
Debasis Bhattacharya was the youngest child Bano Bihari Bhattacharya, who qualified as a doctor and was a Major in the British Army. His mother was Usha was daughter of Bano Behari Mukherjee, who was recognized as a social- reformer, writer and cartoonist alongside being a doctor. He was the elder brother of artist Binode Behari Mukherjee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benode_Behari_Mukherjee). He finished his schooling from Hindu School (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_School,_Kolkata) Calcutta in 1963. Bhattacharya then qualified as a doctor by graduating from Calcutta Medical College in 1968.
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 contemporary Indian 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, at AFA, Kolkata, India.
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.
• Relevance of spiritual and moral aspect of psychotherapy J.IPS WB SB, June 2005. Vol.0
13, No.2 74-77
• A commentary on contextual validation of psychiatry. J. IPSWBS. March-May.2008. Vol
14-No 3, 12-16.
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. Pub. Orient Book Co.
• Literary publication : ‘Dr. Debashis Bhattcheryar Golpo Samagra’ – Edited: Dr. Bijit
Ghosh, Simika Publishers.
• Chabir Bhasa: Chabir Bhavna, Pub. Orient Book Co.
• Bikalpa Singhasan, Pub. Orient Book Co.
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. 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. "Dr. Debasis Bhattacharya". www.drdebasis.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
Paintings
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