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Dr. Hemang M. Shah , M.B.B.S.., D.P.M., M.D. PSYCHIATRY
Psychiatrist, Child
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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Contact Details
 
City
Ahmedabad
State
Gujarat
Country
India

Professional Details
 
Specialty
Psychiatrist, Child
Years of experience
18
 

Education Details
 
Graduation
 
Year
2001 
Degree earned
M.B.B.S.., D.P.M., M.D. PSYCHIATRY 
Name of the university
Gujarat University 

Other Details
 
Honors/Awards
 
Affiliations
MEMBER OF INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, LIFE FELLOW OF INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY 
Other professional achievements
Publications :
€œPsychological blindness” a case report in Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2000; 42. 209-210.

€œPattern of psychiatric morbidity in children attending child guidance clinic” in proceeding of 5th Biennial conference of Indian Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Nov 1999, 205-209.

€œWilson'€™s Disease: A Case report” in Indian Journal of Psychiatry Oct-Dec. 2003;45, 253-254.

Escitalopram in Separation Anxiety Disorder: A Case Report. Archives of Indian Psychiatry, Volume 8, No. 1, October 2006, 76-78.

Aripiprazole in Autism: brief Research Communication. Archives of Indian Psychiatry, Volume 8, No. 8, April 2007, 53-56.
     
Presentations:
Poster presentation on €œCapgras Syndrome€- in National conference of Indian Psychiatric Society in Jan 1999 at Bhubaneshwar.

     Poster presentation on €œKnowledge and Attitude of residents doctors about suicide’ in National conference of Indian Psychiatric Society in Jan 2001 at Pune.
Research:
     "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Children and Adolescents four Years after communal violence" has won Dr. A. V. Shah Best Paper Award as the best research paper at annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society West Zone held at Rajkot, 6-8 Oct 2006, I am co-author in this research paper. (This is also published in Archives of Indian Psychiatry, Volume 8, No. 8, April 2007, 29-35)

Pilot project on Dyslexia Developing Guidelines for Learning Disorder in Gujarati Language sponsored by Government of Gujarat (State Government - This pilot project is primarily funded by European Commission,), to construct and test such a tool to identify Learning Disorder in local language (Gujarati). I have also suggested methods of remediation along with. March 2006 to Dec 2006.
•     I have published a booklet in local language regarding during a project sponsored by state government for awareness of child and adolescent psychiatry in Jan 2007

     Aripiprazole in Autism: brief Research Communication. Archives of Indian Psychiatry, Volume 8, No. 8, April 2007, 53-56.
     Working on a project named €œTraining of primary school teachers for awareness and early identification of child psychiatric problems€- a project sponsored by government of Gujarat, Dec 2008-Nov 2009.

Scholarship:
     I have been selected for Dr. Prem Nath Berry Educational Scholarship for the years 2007, High Commission India, London, UK.