About Us

Psych Reads was founded in the summer of 2022 as an Instagram page to connect psychiatry residents with a focused platform for daily psychiatry updates and genuine information beneficial for everyday clinics and rounds. It was the first instance in India where a medium exclusively for psychiatry residents concerning academics was made available. “Where learning is an Active process.”

The main idea of starting Psych Reads was to fulfil the lacuna that has been existing in our field. In the summer of 2023, an online discussion group was established to discuss significant topics on a weekly basis. It currently comprises over 2000 residents, and not a week has elapsed since then without the occurrence of some case or topic discussion, quizzes, trivia, etc. ​

This group is a landmark in the sense that it was first of its kind available for residents.​ To help the residents in India "Psych Reads" was started and has grown to a family of more than 4500 residents overall.

A learning platform for psychiatry residents, positioned as a “one-stop destination” with an active-learning philosophy and lifetime-learning intent.

The distinguished professionals behind this esteemed educational platform are as follows:

Dr. Manish Roshan Thakur

MD (Psychiatry) AIIMS-Delhi

Dr. Prachi Sharma (Director) MD (Psychiatry) AIIMS-Delhi

Mr. Ishan Ranjan Operations Manager

Training & Certifications:

• Neuro-modulation (AIIMS & Neuro-modulation Society of India, 2022)

• Sleep Medicine (University of Michigan, 2024)

• Systematic Review & Meta-analysis (Johns Hopkins University, 2024)

• Biostatistics Workshop (2024)

• Pursuing Neuroscience & Neuroimaging (Johns Hopkins,2025)

Professional Experience:

• Senior Resident at Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, Delhi

• Visiting Consultant Psychiatrist, IIT Delhi

Achievements:

1. Nominated for the Mental Health Influencer of the year award at YPCON, August, 2023

2. Won JK Trivedi Award at NCIASP 2023, held at Raipur in November, 2023

3. 2nd Prize All India Quiz (Addicon 2022)

4. BB Sethi Award nomination, 2022

Consultant :

Dr. Manish's Brain Clinic

Affiliation:

1. Life Associate Member at IASP (Indian Association for Social Psychiatry)

2. Life Ordinary Member of IPS (Indian Psychiatric Society)

3. Life Member of Neuromodulation Society of India

Dr. Prachi Sharma MD-Psychiatry (AIIMS-Delhi)

Training & Certifications:

• Neuro-modulation (AIIMS & Neuro-modulation Society of India, 2022)

• Online International Workshop on Biostatistics Organized by Resilient Foundation for Academic Innovation & Scientific Research, New Delhi In collaboration with the Biostatistics Consortium, India, in August 2024

• Training of Basic Cardiopulmonary Life Support in accordance with current Indian Resuscitation Council Federation Cardiopulmonary Guidelines, AIIMS NEW DELHI, Aug 2024

• Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare at IIT DELHI, Oct 2024

• Certificate Course in Suicide Prevention from Wesleyan University, Connecticut, United States

Consultant :

Kirti Brain Care Center

Affiliation:

1. Life Member of Neuromodulation Society of India

Dr. Manish Roshan Thakur MD-Psychiatry (AIIMS-Delhi)