Male ADHD Psychologists in Chennai

ADHD affects attention, activity and impulse control. It continues into adulthood for many people. A diagnosis comes from a specialist assessment, not from a first therapy session.

Practitioners consider psychological work where someone declines medication or still struggles on it ³. That work may include cognitive behavioural therapy.

Ask a practitioner whether they assess, treat, or both.

Everyone on this page is listed under the professional title psychologist. Psychologists apply the study of the mind and behaviour to assist people through difficulty. Clinical psychologists work with people of all ages, with families, carers, teams and communities.

Assessment belongs to a psychologist's training, and sits alongside therapy. Clinical, counselling and educational psychology are different training routes. Each route emphasises different work.

Which titles are registered varies by country. Where the title is registered, the register says what it covers. Ask a psychologist which route they trained through, and what they work with most.

Our Chennai fee guide puts a session at ₹500 to ₹2,500. Those are advertised prices, not official rates.

Government Kilpauk Medical College Department of Psychiatry. Phone +91 44 28364951. Section 18 of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 makes government-funded mental health treatment free for people living below the poverty line, and for people who are destitute or homeless. Essential psychotropic medicines are free to all patients at government-funded establishments. The psychiatry outpatient clinic sees new and review patients from Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 12:00. The free care under the statute is only for those protected groups.

Titles you will see include Clinical Psychologist, Rehabilitation Psychologist and Psychologist.

In India registration goes by category: a clinical psychologist is enrolled on a statutory register, while counsellor sits on none. See the India page.