Dr ABHINEET SAYAL

• Deliver comprehensive outpatient psychiatric care to a diverse academic population, managing conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and adjustment disorders with evidence-based pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Conducted 500+ biopsychosocial assessments, initiated personalized treatment plans, and ensured seamless referrals to tertiary care for complex cases.
• Led 20+ psychoeducation workshops for students and faculty, reducing stigma and improving early intervention rates by 30%.
• Collaborated with psychologists, social workers, and academic advisors to implement trauma-informed care models, enhancing student well-being and academic retention.
• Developed and implemented crisis intervention protocols for high-risk cases, reducing emergency referrals by 25%.
• Key Achievement: Spearheaded a mental health screening initiative that identified 15% of previously undiagnosed cases, leading to timely interventions.

Delivered remote psychiatric consultations via secure digital platforms to 900+ patients across underserved rural regions of Northern India, addressing conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and psychotic disorders through evidence-based teleconsultations.

Manage a high-volume caseload of patients presenting with mood disorders, anxiety spectrum conditions, trauma-related issues, and substance misuse—while ensuring continuity of care and confidentiality in a virtual setting.

Led 30+ community mental health programs, conducting online psychoeducational workshops. Educating 1,200+ villagers on stigma reduction, early symptom recognition, and suicide prevention—resulting in a 25% increase in help-seeking behavior (tracked via pre/post-program surveys).

Engage in safeguarding training, suicide risk assessments, and follow-up of vulnerable populations; promote mental health equity by implementing low-cost, high-impact interventions, aligned with WHO’s mhGAP principles and UK’s IAPT-style outreach practices.

Collaborated with local NGOs and primary care centers to integrate mental health into general healthcare, training 50+ frontline workers in basic psychiatric triage (aligned with NHS "No Health Without Mental Health" principles).

Developed culturally adapted CBT modules for rural populations, achieving 50% patient-reported improvement in mild-to-moderate cases (measured via PHQ-9/GAD-7).

Key Innovation: Designed a Hindi-language digital mental health toolkit for low-literacy patients, later adopted by 3 Indian states as a best-practice resource.

Led a landmark ICMR-funded study on Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS) for schizophrenia, managing 50+ participants with rigorous longitudinal follow-ups.

Delivered and monitored rTMS and tDCS interventions, integrating clinical psychiatry with advanced neurostimulation protocols.

Conducted structured clinical assessments (PANSS, CGI) and risk reviews, ensuring compliance with ICH-GCP and ethical guidelines.

Published findings in peer-reviewed journals and presented at 3 international conferences, contributing to global neuromodulation research.

Organized 5+ national symposia on brain stimulation, training 50+ clinicians in advanced psychiatric interventions.

Key Achievement: Secured additional funding for expanding research into treatment-resistant depression, enhancing institutional reputation.

Managed 200+ forensic psychiatry cases, including high-risk inmates with psychosis, personality disorders, and substance dependence - within one of India’s largest correctional facilities.

Implemented a prison-specific mental health screening tool, developed individualized care plans, and addressed co-morbid substance misuse and trauma-related conditions - reducing missed diagnoses by 35%.

Collaborated with multi-agency teams, including legal, medical, and custodial staff, to support rehabilitation and continuity of care.

Developed a suicide prevention protocol, reducing self-harm incidents by 20% within six months.

Key Achievement: Advised Delhi Government on mental health policy reforms for correctional facilities.

Completed a structured, three-year postgraduate training in psychiatry, with rotations across emergency psychiatry, inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, community mental health, and liaison psychiatry at India’s premier medical institute.

Managed 1000+ inpatient and outpatient cases, including acute psychosis, bipolar disorder, and OCD, under consultant supervision.

Conducted 10+ clinical audits on prescription practices and patient outcomes, improving compliance with NICE-equivalent guidelines.

Trained in neuropsychiatric evaluation, addiction psychiatry, and psychotherapeutic techniques as part of an integrated learning curriculum.

Key Achievement: Recognized for excellence in emergency psychiatry for managing 50+ crisis cases monthly.

Served in a strategic public health role as a Medical Officer with the Border Roads Organization (BRO) under the Ministry of Transport and Highways, India, ensuring medical readiness in high-altitude and remote regions.

Participated in clinical clerkships in the United States across Pediatrics (Edison, NJ), Internal Medicine (East Liverpool, Ohio), and engaged in observation and pulmonary research at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY.

Worked across various primary and secondary care settings in India as Medical Officer, Assistant Surgeon, and Primary Care Physician, delivering frontline medical services in both urban and rural hospitals, including Government District Hospital, Rajouri and Sub-District Hospital, Sarwal, Jammu.