Male Depression Psychologists in Chennai

Effective psychological treatments include behavioural activation and cognitive-behavioural therapy ³. Interpersonal psychotherapy and problem-solving therapy are also used. In the World Health Organization's words: ‘Psychological treatments are the first treatments for depression.’ ‘They can be combined with antidepressant medicines in moderate and severe depression.’

Effective treatment exists for mild, moderate and severe depression. A depressive episode means low mood, or loss of interest in things you enjoyed. It lasts most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks.

Low mood after a loss or a hard year is not automatically a disorder, though support can help. Ask a practitioner what they would suggest, and why.

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.

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. Counsellors come under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act 2021, which provides for their registration.

See the India page.