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Dr Archana Singh Dr Archana Singh received the Youth Icon of Bihar award based on

her popularity among the youth. Her centre collaborates with many

schools to run school mental health programs. Dr Singh believes that
Psychiatrist early detection and management of mental health issues in children

MBBS, MD, DPM can help in enhancing their growth and development.

Fellow IPS, IAPP, APSI, IMA

She wasn’t born with a silver spoon in her mouth; she addiction psychiatry. Her team hold Working Committee of the IMA
has strived hard to see the light of this day. She was born various programs to create awareness Bihar State Branch for 2022-2023.
here’s a famous saying that “anyone can hold the in a middle-class family in Varanasi. Dr Singh’s father, regarding substance-related issues. Considering her services to the
helm when the sea is calm”, but Dr Archana Singh a bank employee, and mother, a housewife, moved to In conversation with the Dinesh people of Bihar and treatment of
made her way by beating all odds and reached the top- Varanasi (UP) in their early carrier, where she received all Anand, she narrated how painful it needy people during disasters and
notch by her courage, fierce willingness to hold her her school education with her three siblings. Her parents is to see lives suffering from mental crises via an NGO called ‘Yugaantar’
grounds in the male-dominating and a not so open- had a broader vision, always supported her dreams, and illnesses without treatment and how and also under the banner of
minded community of Bihar. She wears her heart on wanted her to itch a mark in society and have an identity we as a society lack compassion Divyansh Foundation, a famous
her sleeves and has emerged as the apex prototype of her own. Dr Singh suffered a major setback when she towards persons with mental illnesses. National Magazine bestowed on her
of a successful, confident and yet humble lost her elder sister in Tsunami in 2004, right at the time Lack of awareness, education, ‘Visionaries of Bihar’ award in 2021.
psychiatrist. of her MBBS internship. It won’t be wrong to say that her poverty and stigma associated with It was honoured by renowned actor
Dr Archana Singh did her MBBS from Calcutta life has been no less than a roller coaster ride. Her entire mental disorders are some of the Mr Pankaj Tripathi.
National Medical College, Kolkata, in 2005, and M.D in pregnancy passed running up and down from Patna to major reasons for the treatment gap. Dr Archana Singh received the
psychiatry after doing DPM from the famous Central Varanasi only to be able to arrange and provide the best To address these issues, her centre Youth Icon of Bihar award based
Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi. After completing treatment for her father, who had been battling cancer for runs various campaigns, awareness on her popularity among the youth.
her studies, she opened her psychiatric centre, ‘Divyansh a very long time, but he finally succumbed. She took this programs and support programs Her centre collaborates with many
Neuropsychiatry Centre’ at Ashiana Nagar, Patna, to treat news courageously and moved forward, setting up her to reduce the treatment gap and schools to run school mental health
psychiatric disorders and psychological issues. Dr Singh’s centre and catering to the needs of psychiatric patients. enhance patients’ lives. programs. Dr Singh believes that
centre offers not just the necessary investigations like EEG, All this while she received constant love and support from Dr Singh is affiliated with many early detection and management of
ECG, and psychological testing but also the need-based her husband; therefore, it would be no exaggeration if we professional organizations. She is mental health issues in children can
psychotherapeutic management, alter an adage and say that behind the most successful an active and fellow member of the help in enhancing their growth and
biofeedback, and counselling to women, there’s a man Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), the development.
clients and patients from all strata Dr Archana Singh, a mother of nine-year-old Divyansh largest organization of psychiatrists Her patients, irrespective of age,
of society. Dr Singh is an assistant Baladitya Singh and four-year-old Aadvik Baladitya in India, the Indian Association of gender, or socioeconomic status,
professor at Netaji Subhash Medical Singh, says that her focus and emphasis are primarily on Private Psychiatry (IAPP) and the have shown faith in her treatment,
Dr Singh is affiliated with many professional organizations. She is an College and Hospital, Patna. Dr the mental health of women and children. Women face Addiction Psychiatric Society of followed by her words of compassion
India (APSI).
different challenges and change at every age, e.g. during
Singh firmly believes that promoting
for over a decade.
active and fellow member of the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), the mental health and attaining their pregnancy, while giving birth and postpartum. They go She is also an active member We sincerely hope for her that
largest organization of psychiatrists in India, the Indian Association potential and improved quality of through so many changes at the physical and emotional of the Indian Medical Association next time she wouldn’t need any
introduction and that her name
(IMA) and had awarded with National
levels. During this, sometimes situations are as such
life is the right of every individual.
of Private Psychiatry (IAPP) and the Addiction Psychiatric Society Because of this, and to make her or are created that adversely affect their mental health, President Special Appreciation Award would suffice. We wish her well and
of India (APSI). centre more approachable, she which must not be ignored. We should talk openly and of IMA in 2021 for her extraordinary success in life.
organizational skills. She has been
provides free consultation and
frankly with such patients to administer timely treatment.
medications to patients with poor Other areas of her interest are geriatric psychiatry and nominated as a member of the State
socioeconomic status.