Dr.N .Gnanamanikandan Clinical Psychologist in Salem

Dr.N .Gnanamanikandan

Clinical Psychologist, Salem

M.Sc, M.Phil (Clinical Psychology), NIEPMD.RCI Licenced

  • 18 Years Experience
  • 1 Hospital
  • 1 Private Practice

About

Dr.N. Gnanamanikandan is senior consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist in Salem, Tamilnadu. He is a Rehabilitation Council of India(RCI) certified consultant Neuropsychologist who specializes in Psychoeducational and Neuropsychological assessment, consultation, and intervention with preschool and school-aged children, adolescents and young adults with Learning Disorders, ADHD/ADD, intellectual disabilities, executive function disorder, neurodevelopmental disorders,  emotional and behavioural disorders, autism spectrum disorders, depression and anxiety.
 
He did his M.Sc., M.Phil in Clinical Psychology, from National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD). He has over 10 years of experience in the field of psychology. He provides support in behavioural management, educational planning and marital counseling. He received Dr.T.Srinivasan Best outgoing Student Award for the year 2009-2010. He also worked as an Interviewer in the 1st pretest Training for Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia(DAD) for LASI at AIIMS New Delhi in the year 2016.

Dr. Ganamanikandan provides comprehensive assessment services for child, teenage, adult, and geriatric patients for whom impairments of neuropsychiatric, cognitive, or developmental functioning is evident or suspected. He offers outpatient evaluation and inpatient consultation services.

As part of the Neuropsychological assessment, he evaluates higher cognitive abilities like intellect, academic performance, memory, language, attention, problem solving skill, visual motor skills, as well as sensory/motor and personality/emotional functioning.

Therapies offered:

Cognitive therapies:
  • Rational emotive behavior therapy
  • Cognitive behavior therapy
  • Cognitive analytic therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Problem-solving therapy
  • Mindfulness based cognitive therapy
  • Schema focused therapy
  • Cognitive restructuring

Affective psychotherapies:
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Brief psychotherapy
  • Humanistic, existential
  • Gestalt
  • Person-centered
  • Adlerian
  • Transactional analysis
  • Reality therapy
  • Supportive
  • Clinical hypnotherapy
  • Play therapy
  • Psychodrama
  • Behavior Therapies
  • Desensitization - (imaginal, in-vivo, enriched, assisted)
  • Graded exposure
  • Flooding therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention,
  • Implosion
  • Covert extinction
  • Negative practice
  • stimulus satiation
  •  Skill training - (assertiveness training, modeling, behavioral rehearsal)
  • Operant procedures - (token economy, contingency management)
  • Aversion - (faradic aversion therapy, covert sensitization, aversion relief procedure, anxiety relief procedure and avoidance conditioning)
  • Self-control procedures - (thought stop, paradoxical intention, stimulus satiation)
 
Systemic therapies:
  • Family therapy
  • Marital therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Sex therapy
  • Interpersonal therapy

Physiological therapies:
  • Progressive muscular relaxation
  • Autogenic training
  • Biofeedback
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing,

Therapy for children:
  • Behavior therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Art therapy
  • Cognitive training
  • Positive parenting 
  • Languages : Tamil, English

Experience

Psychologist, Home For Children and Adults , Coimbatore October, 2007 -  2010

Psycho-oncologist , Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, Coimbatore December, 2010 -  2013

Consultant Psychologist, Mind Care Counselling Center, Coimbatore January, 2013 -  2014

Clinical Psychologist , National Institute For Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities, Chennai July, 2014 -  2016

Clinical Neuropsychologist, Neuro Foundation, Salem, Tamil Nadu October, 2016 -  Present

Neuropsychologist , AIIMS , New Delhi December, 2016 -  Present

Specialities

  • Clinical Psychology

  • Neuro Psychiatry

  • Sleep Medicine

  • Sexual Medicine

  • Psychology

  • Psychiatry

  • Pediatric Neuro Rehabilitation

  • Pain Management

  • Obesity

  • Neuropsychology

  • Family Medicine

  • Counselling

  • Child Psychiatry

  • Adult Psychiatry

  • Adolescent Psychiatry

  • Adolescent Medicine

  • Addiction Psychiatry

  • Addiction Medicine

Procedures

  • ADHD Testing

  • Adolescent Counseling

  • Behavior Modification

  • Behavior Therapy

  • Behavioral Activation
  • More

Conditions

  • Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)

  • Addiction

  • Adjustment Disorders

  • Adolescent Depression

  • Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • More

Expertise

  • Psychoeducational Assessment
  • Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Intervention with preschool and school-aged children, adolescents and young adults with Learning disorders
  • ADHD/ADD
  • Intellectual disabilities
  • Executive function disorder
  • Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Emotional and behavioural disorders
  • Autism spectrum disorders
  • Depression and Anxiety

Education

M.Sc, M.phil (Clinical Psychology), 2016, NIEPMD.RCI Licenced , chennai, india

Practice Information

Neuro Foundation, Salem

Neuro Foundation, Salem

Three Roads, Meyyanur Road, Salem, Tamil Nadu - 636009

MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT

10:00 AM - 08:00 PM

Private Practice Information

Cognifine Counselling Center

Cognifine Counselling Center

3 Roads, Salem, Tamil Nadu - 636009

  • (+91) 9962144826

Achievements & Contributions

  • A comparative profile on patterns of cognitive functions among persons with Schizophrenia and Mild Mental Retardation
  • Principles of Reinforcement
  • Personality Trait associate with Frequent Absenteeism
  • Effect of mental imagery on level of blood pressure among mothers with PIH
  • school students perception of teacher’s negative attitudes 
  • Intrinsic Motivation, Self Esteem and Academic Achievement among College Students
  • Worked as a Interviewer in the 1st pretest Training for Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia(DAD) for LASI at AIIMS New Delhi -2016
  • Certification of Merit as “Best Outgoing Student Award” for the year 2009 – 2010
  • Certification for securing FIRST place in the “INTERVIEW” Competition conducted by the ENGLISH ITERARY ASSOCIATION.
  • Certification for securing First Class in the “ Computer – cum – Internet Literacy Program ” conducted by the Directorate of Collegiate Education , Department of Higher Education
  • Presented a paper on the topic “Principles of Reinforcement” in the Seminar on Applied Psychology, conducted by Department of Psychology & Guidance and Counseling Centre held at Government Arts College Coimbatore on 27th and 28th December 2007.
  • Presented a paper on the topic “Personality Trait associate with Frequent Absenteeism” in the seminar on Indian Science Congress Association, Coimbatore Chapter Tamil nadu on December 15-16, 2012.
  • Presented a paper on the topic “Effect of mental imagery on level of blood pressure among mothers with PIH” in the national conference on psychology-Global issues and management strategies, At Annamalai University on 15&16th February 2013  
  • Presented a paper on the topic “school students perception of teacher’s negative attitudes ” in the seminar on enhancing psychological well-being , At Bharathiar University Coimbatore on 20&21th February 2014
  • Study on “Intrinsic Motivation, Self Esteem and Academic Achievement among College Students”. 
  • A comparative profile on patterns of cognitive functions         among persons with Schizophrenia and Mild Mental Retardation
  • Member of Rehabilitation Council of India (CRR No: A60824)
  • Member of Tamil Nadu Association of Clinical Psychologists
  • Member of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP)
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