Dr. Abhineet Sayal
Consultant Psychiatrist
- MBBS, MD (Psychiatry)
- Hindi, English, Punjabi
- 15+ Years of Experience
- Dwarka & Vasant Vihar (Delhi)
About Dr. Abhineet
Dr. Abhineet Sayal is a Consultant Psychiatrist with over 15+ years of clinical experience in India and abroad. Trained at AIIMS New Delhi and certified by ECFMG (USA), he combines deep academic training with international clinical exposure to provide compassionate, evidence-based mental health care.
He has worked extensively across community psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, neuromodulation research, and telepsychiatry, helping patients manage complex mental health challenges with a personalized and holistic approach. His career reflects a commitment to improving access to mental health services, reducing stigma, and integrating modern psychiatric interventions with human-centered care.
Skills & Competencies
- ✅ Addiction Psychiatry – Comprehensive care for substance use disorders and co-morbid conditions.
✅ Geriatric Psychiatry – Tailored mental health support for older adults facing age-related psychiatric conditions.
✅ Forensic Psychiatry – Risk assessment, rehabilitation, and correctional mental health expertise.
✅ Telepsychiatry – Digital consultations for accessible care in underserved regions.
✅ Community Psychiatry – Public mental health programmes, stigma reduction, and outreach.
✅ Patient-Centered Care – Holistic approaches focused on individual needs and family well-being.
✅ Psychopharmacotherapy – Safe, effective, and personalized medication management.
✅ Biopsychosocial Assessment – Thorough evaluations considering biological, psychological, and social factors.
✅ Risk Assessment & Crisis Intervention – Suicide prevention, emergency psychiatry, and crisis protocols.
✅ Suicide Prevention Protocols – Early intervention models and structured safeguarding.
✅ Psychotherapy Techniques – CBT, trauma-informed care, and culturally adapted interventions.
✅ Academic Teaching – Training medical students, residents, and frontline health workers.
✅ Psychoeducation & Mental Health Training – Workshops for patients, families, and communities.
✅ Clinical Research – Advanced neuromodulation therapies (rTMS, iTBS, tDCS).
✅ Cross-Cultural Communication – Delivering psychiatric care sensitive to cultural diversity.
Areas of Expertise
Anxiety & Depression
Personalized care to ease persistent worry, low mood, sleep issues, and burnout. Uses CBT and other therapies; medication only when helpful. Focus on daily functioning, relapse prevention, and resilience.
Substance Abuse Treatment
Integrated treatment for alcohol and drug use with or without anxiety, trauma, or mood symptoms. Motivational interviewing, relapse-prevention skills, and family support.
Couple & Family Therapy
Sessions that improve communication, boundaries, and problem-solving. Support during life transitions, caregiving stress, or illness in the family.
Medication Management & Monitoring
Careful evaluation before starting, changing, or tapering medicines. Shared decision-making with clear discussion of benefits and side effects.
Assessment & Diagnostic
Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation covering medical, psychological, and social factors. Use of standardized screening tools when indicated.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Age-appropriate assessment for ADHD, anxiety, mood, behavior, or learning concerns. Collaboration with parents and schools for consistent support.
Professional Experience
Consultant Psychiatrist
Health Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
- Provided outpatient psychiatric care for depression, anxiety, PTSD and adjustment disorders.
- Conducted over 500+ biopsychosocial assessments and individualized treatment plans.
- Conducted over 20+ psychoeducation workshops, reducing stigma and promoting early interventions.
- Created crisis intervention protocols that reduced emergency referrals.
Telepsychiatry Consultant
Private Practice, India
- Consulted remotely with 900+ rural patients across Northern India.
- Ran 30+ community programmes, reaching 1,200+ villagers.
- Created culturally adapted CBT modules.
Senior Research Officer (Scientist-C)
AIIMS, New Delhi
- Directed an ICMR-funded study on iTBS for schizophrenia, managing 50+ participants.
- Delivered rTMS/tDCS interventions.
Senior Resident (Psychiatry)
Central Jail Hospital Mandoli (Tihar Jails), Government of Delhi, India
• Managed forensic psychiatry cases, including high-risk inmates with psychosis, personality disorders, and substance dependence.Implemented a prison-specific mental health screening tool, developed individualised care plans, and addressed co-morbid substance misuse and trauma-related conditions.
• 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
Junior Resident (Academic) – Psychiatry
AIIMS, New Delhi
- 3-year postgrad training across emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and community psychiatry.
- Managed psychosis, bipolar, OCD.
Academic & Research Contributions
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Neuromodulation Research – Led ICMR-funded studies on Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS) and rTMS for schizophrenia and treatment-resistant depression.
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Training & Education – Conducted 20+ psychoeducation workshops, 30+ community programs, and national-level symposia to train clinicians in brain stimulation therapies.
Certifications & Credentials
🎓ECFMG Certified (USA)
🎓USMLE Steps 1, 2 CK, 2 CS completed
🎓MRC Psych (UK) – Paper A passed; Paper B in progress
🎓MSc in Human Nutrition – University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA