
Dr.K.S. Pavitra
Psychiatrist, Shimoga
MD, DNB
- 1 Hospital
About
- Working as Consultant Psychiatrist at Shimoga since 5 years
- Working as Associate Professor of Psychiatry at SDM Medical College, Dharwar – since 5 years
- Selected as reviewer of Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Specialities
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Psychiatry
Expertise
Education
- MBBS from Mysore Medical College in the year 2000
- MD in Psychiatry from NIMHANS, Bangalore in the year 2004
- Currently pursuing D.lit in Arts and Mental Health at Hampi University
- Specialized training in community mental health services and women’s mental health
- Has been trained in Indian classical dance, Yoga, classical music, marital arts
Practice Information

Sridhar Nursing Home, Shimoga
Rajendranagar, Shimoga, Karnataka - 577204
Achievements & Contributions
- Books And Book ChaptersPavitra KS Sex education for adolescents-Ayurvedline- issue on sex medicine ed-Brahmananda Naik-Feb 2005 ,66-73
- Pavitra KS, Psychosocial aspects of women’s lives and implications to psychiatric practice-psychiatric update IPS ASBCON 2007 eds-Kamala Dekha, Dhrubyajyothi Bhuyan ,377-385
- Pavitra KS Consanguinity-Ayurvedline-Research Special ed-Brahmananda Naik-Jun 2007, 23-29
- Pavitra KS, The dance of Shiva-Nataraja and spirituality- Nupura ed-Prof’Ramamurthy Rao-2008 Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy
- Pavitra KS, Dance and aesthetics Nupura ed-Prof. Ramamurthy Rao-2008 Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya academy
- Dr. Pavitra has authored 6 books in mental health for public education namely
- Magu Manassu (on child mental health)
- Neevu matthu nimma sambandhagalu (on relationship management)
- Paripurna Vyakthitva (Personality development)
- Geelu kayile (obsessive compulsive disorder)
- Sakhi neenu sukhiye- (on women’s mental health)
- Mana-Manana(on community mental health)
- Details Of Conferences AttendedANCIPS 2002, Kolkata as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- ANCIPS 2003, Hyderabad as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- ANCIPS 2004, Mysore as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- ANCIPS 2005, Chandigarh as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- World Psychiatry Association Meet at Istanbul, 2006 as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- ANCIPS 2006, Mumbai as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- World Neuropsychiatric Congress at Sydney, 2006 as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- ANCIPS 2007, Chennai as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- World Women’s Mental Health Congress, 2008 as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- World Dance Research Congress at Greece, 2008 as a delegate, performer and presenter of scientific paper
- ANCIPS 2008, Kolkata as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- IASP 2008, New Delhi as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- ANCIPS 2009, Agra as a delegate and presenter of scientific paper
- JSPN 2009 at Kobe, Japan as an invited young psychiatric fellow
- IASP 2009 at Lucknow as an awardee, presenter and a delegate
- CINP-Rafaelsen Young investigator awardee-at Hong Kong, June 2010
- WASP Young psychiatrist fellowship awardee at Morocco, October 2010
- S.S. Jayaram award for the best mental health literature for the year 2005
- “Kayaka” Samman for best youth writer for mental health the year 2006
- Recipient of Marfatia award for the year 2007 by Indian Psychiatric Society.
- Aralu prashasthi by Kannada sahithya parishat for best literature in child mental health for the year 2007
- Recipient of Balint’s award for the year 2008 by Indian association for social psychiatry.
- Kitthur Chennamma award for service in the field of women’s mental health for the year 2008
- JSPN (Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology) Young psychiatrist fellowship award 2009
- Dr. Indla Ramasubbarao Reddy award for the best original research paper 2009 in Indian association of private psychiatry
- Dr. G.C. Boral – 2 awards for the best original research paper by a young psychiatrist in Indian association for social psychiatry 2009
- Kateel Appu Pai oration award for Media and mental health-2009
- CINP-Rafaelsen Young investigator awardee-at Hongkong June 2010
- WPA Young psychiatrist fellowship 2010 at Beijing, China September 2010
- WASP Young psychiatrist fellowship awardee at Morocco, October 2010
- Pavitra KS, Chandrashekar CR, Partha Choudhury, Creativity and mental health-a profile of writers and musicians-Indian journal of psychiatry 49(1),Jan-Mar , 2007, 34-43
- Pavitra KS, A clinical experience on chronic depression Winning paper of Balint’s award (accepted for publication in Indian journal of social psychiatry).
- Pavitra KS, Dance and the mind – Promoting mental health through the medium of movement –Submitted for publication in Indian journal of psychiatry
- Pavitra KS,Nagaraja AV-clinical and neuroimaging features of frontotemporal dementia,Indian psychiatric society –Karnataka branch News letter Feb-2005,14-17
- Pavitra KS,Nagaraja AV- Opercular syndrome, Indian psychiatric society –Karnataka branch News letter Jun-2005,14-17
- Pavitra KS,Nagaraja AV-Depression in Myasthenia Gravis, Indian psychiatric society –Karnataka branch News letter Aug 2005,14-16
- Pavitra KS,Nagaraja AV-Poststroke neuropsychiatric illness, Indian psychiatric society –Karnataka branch News letter Mar 2005,14-16
- Pavitra KS,Nagaraja AV-Neurologiacal syndromes which can be mistaken for psychiatric conditions- Indian psychiatric society –Karnataka branch News letter April 2005,11-14
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