Dr. Rajesh Maniar

Dr. Rajesh Maniar is a Psychiatrist at Ahmedabad. He was the First to get M.D (Psychiatry) degree from B.J Medical College, Ahmedabad.

He is a former Professor of Psychiiatry, NHL Muni. Medical College & V.S. Gen. Hospital, Ahmedabad.

Past President IPS-WZB & IPS-GSB and Recipient of I.M Desai Oration Award of IPS-GSB.

Special areas of interest are Psychopharmacology and Teaching Psychiatry to U.G. & P.G. Medical Students.

Been the Principal Investigator in Clinical Drug Trial

• Phase – II : 1 Trial
• Phase – III : 12 Trails
• Phase IV : 6 Trials

At professional front he is

• Managing Committee Member of Ahmedabad Medical Association for 3 years.
• President, Gujarat Psychiatric Society (State Level Body) 1981-82.
• Honorary Secretary, Indian Psychiatric Society (Western Zonal Branch) 1983-
• Joint Organizing Secretary, 20th Zonal Conference, Indian Psychiatric Society (West Zone) Held at Junagadh, Gujarat; Oct-1986.
• Zonal Representative to Central Council, Indian Psychiatric Society; 1989-92.
• Chair Person, Constitutional Subcommittee, India Psych. Soc. (Western Zonal Branch) 1993-97.
• President Elect. Indian Psychiatric Society (Western Zonal Branch) 1996-97.
• President, Indian Psychiatric Society (Western Zonal Branch) 1997-98.
• Chairperson, Legal Cell Subcommittee, Indian Psych. Soc. (Western Zonal Branch) 1999-2003.
• Chairperson C.M.E. Subcommittee, Indian Psych. Society (Western Zonal Branch) 2003-2005. ➢ Co-Chairman; 14th Annual Conference of IAPP held at Ahmedabad in 2013.
• Life Fellow, Indian Psychiatric Society.
• Life Fellow, Indian Association of Geriatric Mental Health.
• Life Fellow, Indian Association of Sex Educators, Counsellors and Therapists.
• Life Member, Indian Academy of Medical Specialities.
• Life Member, Indian Medical Association.
• Life Fellow, Indian Psychiatric Society, Gujarat State Branch.
• Corresponding Member, American Psychiatric Society.

Apart from his medical career he was Awarded ’B’ Certification of NCC in January 1970 by the Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India, bagged the First place in Carrom Championship Competition held at B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad in 1973 and the Certificate of merit for Elocution Competition held at B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad in 1973.

Papers published by him

• ‘Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Ahmedabad – An Epidemiological Study’ – Indian Journal of Psychiatry (1981) 22 (4) – 384-389
• Fifty years of Psychiatry in India – Archives of Indian Psychiatry (Journal of IPS-WZB) Vol.4 (1) Oct 1998.
• ‘A Study on inter-relationship of Psychiatric illness & physical illness in Psychiatric in-patients of a tertiary care hospital’ – Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry (IAPP) – 2012 – 6(i) – 36-40.
• Wrote an Article of Genetic Counselling in Psychiatry in a booklet on Biological Psychiatry – published by IPS-WZB in 1998.

Brushing up with the on-goings, read papers...

• ‘Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Ahmedabad – An Epidemiological Study’ at 32nd Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, held at Bangalore in December 1979.
• ‘Parental Deprivation in Childhood and Adult Depression’ at 33rd Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, held at Ahmedabad in December 1980.
• ‘Hypnosis in Psychiatric Disorders’ at 1st National Congress of Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine, held at Ahmedabad in December 1984.
• ‘Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome – A Case Report and Review of Literature’ at 20th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (West Zone), held at Jungadh in October, 1989.
• Evaluation of a Suicidal patient with special emphasis on Risk Factors” at 21st Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (West Zone), held at Goa in October, 1990.
• ‘The mis-concepts of the family about schizophrenic illness’ at 21st Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (West Zone), held at Goa in October, 1990.
• ‘Burden on family of a Schizophrenic Patient’ at 21st Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (West Zone), held at Goa in October 1990.
• ‘Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia’ at 21st Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (West Zone), held at Goa in October 1990.
• ‘Newer Antianxiety Drugs’ at 22nd Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (West Zone), held at Nasik in September 1991.
• ‘Sexual side-effects of the Drugs’ at 1st Gujarat State Conference of Indian Medical Association, College of General Practitioners, held at Ahmedabad in June 1996
• ‘Sleep Disorders’ at 27th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (West Zone), held at Aurangabad in October 1996.
• ‘Genetic Counselling in Psychiatric Practice’ at 28th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (West Zone) held at Devka, Daman in October 1997.
• ‘Art of Psychiatric Practice’ at Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Gujarat State, held at Panchmarhi in August 1998.
• ‘Endocrinology & Psychiatric’ at CME of Ind. Psych. Society (GSB) held at Ahmedabad in July 1999.
• ‘Sociodemography of Social Anxiety in School going Adolescents’: at 56th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, held at Mysore in January 2014.
• ‘A study of Burnout Syndrome in Indian Setting’ at 56th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, held at Mysore in January 2004.

He’s attended and been a part of many workshops as below

• Attended and Participated in More than 50 Public Lectures on Psychiatric Disorders & Mental Health.
• Workshop on “Working the Therapeutic Community” with Dr. Alan Wilson, Consultant Psychiatrist, Carel Hospital, London, held at Ahmedabad in March 1979.
• Workshop on ‘Teaching of Psychiatry to Undergraduate Medical Students’ held at Ahmedabad in January, 1980.
• Resource Person in more than 50 Workshops by IMA, IPS-GSB, IPS-WZB & IAPP.

His post graduate examinership include

• Examiner for Diploma in Psychological Medicine from 1988 at Gujarat University, South Gujarat University and University of Bombay.
• Examiner for M.D. (Psychological Medicine) from 1989 at Gujarat University, M.S. University, South Gujarat University and University of Bombay.

Research projects:

• Prevalence of Psychiatric illness in Urban Area – in 1976-78.
• GO-3315-A, a minor tranquillizer – Double Blind drug trial in 1976-77.
• Comparison of Fluoxamine & Imipramine in Depression – A drug trial in 2000-2001.
• Comparison of Fluoxamine & Clomipramine in O.C.D. – A drug trial in 2000-2001.
• Comparison of Reboxetine & Fluoxetin in Depression – A double blind drug trial in 2003.
• Comparison of Duloxetine & Fluoxetin in Depression – A drug trial in 2003-
• Study of BMS-820836 in Treatment Resistant Depression.
• Roche Schizophrenia Study.
• Study of Cariprazine in Mania.
• Study of Cariprizine in Acute Schizophrenia.
• Study of Cariprizine in Prevention of relapse of Schizophrenia.
• Study of Tolerability & Pharmacokinetics of Cariprazine in Schizophrenia.
• Study of Aripiprazole in Depression.
• Study of Aripiprazole in Mania.

The Special Achievement Treasure holds

• Director & Chairman of Gujarat Institute of Psychological Sciences (GIPS); A Multispecialty Psychiatry Institute, First of its Kind in Western India.
• Established Group Practice in Psychiatry; First of its Kind in Western India in 2007.
• Honorary Managing Trustee in B.M. Institute of Mental Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• Recipient of I.M.Desai Oration Award of IPS-GSB in 2010.
• First to get M.D. Degree from B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat; (A prestigious Medical College of Gujarat).
• Co-Author in A.V.Shah Best Paper Award of IPS-WZB in 2013.
• Resource Person in more than 50 Workshops by I.M.A. – Ahmedabad, IPS – GSB; IPS – WZB & IAPP.
• Faculty in More than 30 CMEs by IMA – Ahmedabad; IPS – GSB; IPS – WZB & IAPP.
• Attended more than 50 Annual Conferences of IMA; IPS – GSB; IPS – WZB & IAPP.
• More than 30 years of Teaching Experience at NHL Municipal Medical College & K.M.School of P.G.Medicine & Research, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• Judge for last 12 years in Torrent Young Scholar’s Award (TYSA) Competition.
• Judge for Award Papers in IPS-GSB & IPS-WZB Competition.