SKILLS:

General Psychiatry

• Depressive disorders and other mood disorders (Bipolar disorder)
• Disorders associated with stress
• Anxiety and fear-related disorders
• Personality disorders
• Neurodevelopment disorders (Disorders of intellectual development, ADHD, Autism)
• Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
• Schizophrenia and other primary psychotic disorders
• Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

Substance use disorders

• Alcohol use disorders
• Tobacco (smoking and smokeless) use disorders treatment
• Other substance use disorders (Opioids/sedatives/cannabis/MDMA)
• Behavioural disorders

Transplant Psychiatry

• Patients undergoing transplant (pre and post)
  • Anxiety about surgery/ depressive symptoms/ sleep disturbances/substance use/ cognitive decline
  • Caregiver stress

MRCPSYCH (UK) – Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK)- 2025

MD-PSYCHIATRY - PGIMS, Rohtak - 2022 (First Rank in University Annual Examination)

MBBS – BPS Government Medical College, Sonepat - 2018

Academic achievements/Awards (Till Date):

• Won first position in Psychiatry Quiz competition during Advanced Certificate Course in Management of Addictive Disorders (ACCMAD 6.0) organized by VKN NIMHANS. (14^th November 2025)
• Won 2^nd runner up position in Psychiatry Quiz during Annual Conference 2022 organized by Delhi Psychiatry Society. (25^th December 2022).
• Awarded first rank in MD Psychiatry Annual Examination 2022 of Pt. B.D. Sharma, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India (May 2022)
• Won first position in Psychiatry Quiz competition during World Alzheimer’s Day 2022 organized by Institute of Mental Health, Pt. B.D. Sharma, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India (21^st September 2021)
• Obtained distinction and First position in Anatomy and Microbiology during MBBS
• Obtained First position in MBBS Second Professional State Examination (March 2016)

General Adult Psychiatry

Addiction Psychiatry

Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

Courses completed

• 1. 5^th March 2026 till 10^th March 2026. Participated in NIMHANS INSPIRE Faculty Development Program in NIMHANS, Bengaluru, India.
• 2. August till October 2025. Participated in Perinatal Mental Health certificate course organized by Perinatal Psychiatry team, NIMHANS.
• 3. 7^th till 8^th October 2025. Participated in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Program in Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi under American Heart Association.
• 4. 6^th October 2025. Participated in Basic Life Support in Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi under American Heart Association.
• 5. 2^nd to 3^rd August 2025. Participated in Silver Jubilee Postgraduate Development Programme (PGDP-25) by Indian Psychiatric Society- North Zone in AIIMS, New Delhi.
• 6. 9^th February 2025. Workshop on DBT for Children: Helping Parents Help their Children. 3^rd National Mid-Term CME of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (IACAM), AIIMS, New Delhi.
• 7. 8^th February 2025. Workshop on Family Therapy. 3^rd National Mid-Term CME of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (IACAM), AIIMS, New Delhi.
• 8. 22^nd January 2025. Workshop on (EMDR) – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing organized by ANCIPS (Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society).
• 9. 5^th January 2025. Workshop on Grief Therapy in Cancer Palliative Care in National Conference on Psychotherapeutic Assessments and Interventions in Psycho-Oncology (NCPO 2025).
• 10. October 2024 till January 2025. Completed Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Certificate Course (CTCC 8.0) organized by Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS.
• 11. 19th to 21st December 2024. 6th Hands-on Workshop on Neuromodulation (rTMS) at AIIMS, New Delhi.
• 12. 5^th January 2025. Workshop on Grief Therapy in Cancer Palliative Care in National Conference on Psychotherapeutic Assessments and Interventions in Psycho-Oncology (NCPO 2025).
• 13. 24th to 26th October 2024. 5th Hands-on Workshop on Neuromodulation (rTMS) at AIIMS, New Delhi.
• 14. 23^rd October 2024. Stress Management by Indian Institute of Public Administration.
• 15. 29^th September 2024. Hands-on Workshop on TMS & tDCS at NSICON 2024: 1^st Annual Conference of Neuromodulation Society (India) at NIMHANS, Bangaluru.
• 16. July 2024 - September 2024. Motivational Interviewing ECHO Module by William Miller. Center for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS.
• 17. 19^th September 2024. Successfully completed e-learning module on Primer on Tobacco Cessation organized by Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS.
• 18. 13^th-14^th July 2024. Participated in online Course on: ICD-11 Diagnostic Requirements for Mental, Behavioural and Neurodevelopmental Disorders organized by Global Mental Health Academy and AIIMS, New Delhi.
• 19. 7^th April 2024. Workshop on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Psychoshiksha.
• 20. 29^th March 2024. Participated in Clinical Practice Workshop on Neurobehavioural Medicine organized by Psybase Academy under Indian Medical Association-Ambattur & Avadi- Academy of Medical Specialities Wing.
• 21. 21^st till 27^th May 2023. Workshop on Advance Statistical Data Analysis using SPSS.-International Institute for Special Education (IISE), Lucknow and Science Tech Institute, Lucknow, UP, India.
• 22. 7^th January 2023. Art Therapy workshop, K.K Hospital, Ludhiana.
• 23. 9th September 2022. Workshop on Suicide Risk Assessment. 7th Annual National Conference, Society for Rural Mental Health (SRMH).
• 24. 20^th – 21^st August 2022. 22^nd Postgraduate Development Program under the aegis of IPS- North Zone.2022.
• 25. 24^th -26^th June 2021. Psychiatry PG Virtual Mock Practical Exams- Indian Psychiatry Society.
• 26. 21^st November 2020. National Workshop on 'Obsessive Compulsive Disorder'- Indian Psychiatry Society.
• 27. 18^th October 2020. 20^th Post Graduate Development Program under the aegis of Indian Psychiatric Society- North Zone.
• 28. Sept to Dec 2019. Basic Course in Biomedical Research. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). National Institute of Epidemiology.

Papers/cases/symposium presented:

• 1. 23^rd January 2025. Presented symposium on 'Invisible Scars: Mental Health Implications of Gender-Based Violence Across Populations' in Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS).
• 2. 27^th November 2024. Case presentation for Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Certificate Course 8.0 by NIMHANS.
• 3. 14th- 16th April 2023: Psychiatric referrals in a Tertiary care Hospital in North India- a retrospective study. WPA (World Psychiatric Association) Regional Congress, Kolkata, India.
• 4. 10th -11th September 2022: Association of Social and Physical Factors with Late Life Depression. 7th Annual National Conference, Society for Rural Mental Health (SRMH).
• 5. 15th -17th October 2021: Patients undergoing MECT procedure after COVID 19 2nd wave: An experience from a tertiary care hospital in North India. 6th Annual National Conference, Society for Rural Mental Health (SRMH)
• 6. 12th -13th December 2020: Sociodemographic Characteristics and Life Events in Late Life Depression. International Medical Sciences Academy Conference IMSACON- 2020 Rohtak.

Posters presented:

• 1. 31^st January 2026. Presented poster on 'Bridging Psychiatry and Dermatology: A Case Series in Psycho-Dermatology' in Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS), New Delhi.
• 2. 23^rd January 2025. Presented poster on 'Navigating the Aftermath: The Impact of Patient's Suicide on Mental Health Professionals' in Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS), Hyderabad.
• 3. 29^th September 2024. Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) and its Potential for Worsening Depression and Suicidality in OCD: A Case Analysis. NSICON 2024: 1^st Annual Conference of Neuromodulation Society at NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
• 4. 10th October 2020. Mephentermine Misuse: An Impending Crisis. 5th Annual National Conference, Society for Rural Mental Health (SRMH)
• 5. 10th October 2020. Capgras syndrome in depression- A Rare Occurance. 5th Annual National Conference, Society for Rural Mental Health (SRMH)

Publications/ Accepted publications in International Journals

• 1. Yadav J, Bhardwaj A, Singh P, Gupta R. Severe tramadol dependence in a female without any concomitant substance use. J Subst Use. 2020;26(6):567-8.
• 2. Bhardwaj A, Yadav J, Arya S, Gupta R. Mephentermine misuse: An Impending Crisis among Sportspersons. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2021;54(2):196-8. PMID: 34126873.
• 3. Bhardwaj A, Yadav J, Singh P, Gupta R. 'They're not my children'- A Case Series of Capgras Syndrome in Depression, a Rare Occurrence, and a Missed Diagnosis. Arch Med Health Sci. 2021;9(2):283-6.
• 4. Ray A, Bhardwaj A, Malik YK, Singh S, Gupta R. Artificial Intelligence and Psychiatry: An overview. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022;70:103021. PMID: 35219978.
• 5. Gupta D, Bhardwaj A, Prakash R, Jose NA. Fluvoxamine-Induced Tics: A Rare Phenomenon. Arch Med Health Sci. 2022;10(2):274-6.
• 6. Bhardwaj A, Prakash R, Gupta D, Jose N. Pancytopenia in Carbamazepine Therapy: A Rare and Serious Entity with Simple Prevention. Int J Appl Basic Med Res. 2023;13(1):44-6. PMID: 37266523.
• 7. Yadav J, Bhardwaj A, Jangid P, Singh P, Gupta R. Meditation- A Slippery Slope for Psychosis: A Case Series with Review of Evidence. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2023;211(8):634-8. PMID: 37505896.
• 8. Gupta D, Mahla A, Bhardwaj A, Jose NA. Compulsion beyond hair pulling. Int J Adv Med Health Res. 2023;10:50-2.
• 9. Bhardwaj A, Gupta D, Prakash R, Jose NA. Psychiatric Referrals in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India: A Retrospective Study. Arch Med Health Sci. 2023;12(1):60-7.
• 10. Bhardwaj A, Zahoor B, Yadav K, Chadha G. Olanzapine: Are Extrapyramidal Symptoms as Rare as We Think?- A Case Series. Arch Med Health Sci. 2024;13(1):122-5.
• 11. Sobhani A, Pursnani S, Chandi AK, Bhardwaj A, Kumar N. A rare case of rTMS Induced Schizophrenia Symptom Switch. BJPsych Open. 2024;10:S290.
• 12. Singh S, Raut N, Bhardwaj A, Malik Y. Impact of Patient Suicide on Mental Health Professionals. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2025;27(6):25m03995. PMID: 41264862

Publications/ Accepted publications in Indian Journals

• 1. Khurana H, Singh S, Bhardwaj S, Parkash R, Bhardwaj A, Deshwal S, Aggarwal N, Batra I. Mental Health Aspects of the Geriatric Population: Focus on COVID-19 Outbreak. Annals of Indian Psychiatry. 2020;4(2):215-8.
• 2. Yadav J, Bhardwaj A, Jangid P, Singh P, Gupta R. A case series of noncatatonic mutism with poor response to conventional treatment approach. Ann Indian Psychiatry. 2023;7:371-4.
• 3. Bhardwaj A, Arya S, Rathee S, Gupta R. Elderly male with late-onset heroin dependence. Journal of Geriatric Mental Health. 2021;8(1):51-3.
• 4. Bhardwaj A, Gupta D, Prakash R, Jose N. Is Paroxetine Causing Me Nightmares? Annals of Indian Psychiatry. 2024;8(1):74-6.
• 5. Bhardwaj A, Yadav J, Jangid P, Gupta R. The Need for Re-defining the Essentiality of Electroconvulsive Therapy: An Experience from a Tertiary Care Centre in North India Post-COVID-19 Second Wave. Ann Indian Psychiatry. 2025;9(2):114-8.
• 6. Malik YK, Bhardwaj A, Ray A, Malik B, Gupta R. 'Mephentermine Abuse' An Age-old Concern with New Challenges: Review of Literature with Case Series. Ann Indian Psychiatry. 2023;7(3):262-6.
• 7. Mahla A, Gupta D, Mahla VP, Bhardwaj A. Vortioxetine-Induced Periorbital Edema: An Unusual Case Report. Ann Indian Psychiatry. 2023;7(2):168-9.
• 8. Prakash R, Gupta D, Jose NA, Bhardwaj A. A Study of Risk Factors of Delirium Tremens with Alcohol Use Disorder in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Int J Sci Res. 2023;12(5):47-51.
• 9. Gupta D, Bhardwaj A, Prakash R, Jose NA. Nomophobia and its Association with Stress and Coping Styles among Undergraduate Students of a Medical College in New Delhi: A Brief Analysis. Indian J Soc Psychiatry. 2023;40(3):267-74.
• 10. Gupta D, Bhardwaj A, Ankur A, Ambaliya C. Psychosis and its Linear Outcomes: Huntington's Disease. Ann Indian Psychiatry. 2023;7(2):170-2.
• 11. Bhardwaj A, Prakash R, Raza S, Gupta D, Jose N, Jiloha RC. Socio-demographic correlates and association between level of tobacco intake and severity of depression. Indian J Public Health Res Dev. 2024;15(3):31-6.
• 12. Zahoor B, Bhardwaj A, Sharma A, Raut N, Kataria D. New onset gender dysphoria in bipolar affective disorder- A case series. Ind Psychiatry J. 2024;33(1):172-4. PMID: 38853792.
• 13. Bhardwaj A, Bhardwaj A, Malik B, Sirowa A. Seeing beyond the norm: Unveiling ocular complications with atypical antipsychotics. Ind Psychiatry J. 2024;33(2):409-13. PMID: 39898083
• 14. Bhardwaj A, Batra I, Aggarwal N, Khurana H. Sociodemographic characteristics and life events in late-life depression in a tertiary hospital. Indian J Soc Psychiatry. 2025;41:107-113.
• 15. Varshney M, Bhardwaj A, Dua G, Parel JT, Shasthry SM, Sarin SK. Barriers to Abstinence in Alcohol Related Liver Disease. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2026 (Accepted)

Publications as Book Chapter

• 1. Hans G, Bhardwaj A, Gupte N. Smartphone/Internet Addictions. In: Recent Advances in Pediatrics- 28: Hot Topics. 28^th ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2025;23-34.