Dr. Samant Darshi
Consultant Psychiatrist || Neuromodulation Expert || De-addiction Specialist || Social EntrepreneurÂ
Founder Psymate and co-founder Purn Prakash TrustÂ
The Journey
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Birth
Dr. Samant Darshi was born in 1989 in Kanpur, historically called Cawnpore in Uttar Pradesh, India. He was born to Dr. Ravindra Kumar Tomar and Dr. Priyamvada Tomar, both of them are avid medical professionals excelling in the fields of medicine and gynaecology respectively.1989 -
Early childhood
He spent a major part of his early childhood in Western Uttar Pradesh amidst family members who were dedicated nationalists and staunch supporters of progressive ideologies. Owing to his family environment, early in his life, Dr. Darshi became acquainted with the importance of serving the society through development and implementation of sustainable solutions for relevant social/cultural and community-based issues.1992 -
Schooling
In the year 2000, Dr. Darshi joined Modern School, Barakhamba road, New Delhi. The institution firmly engrained in him the vision of becoming a responsible global citizen with the ability of amalgamating fierce passion with human values and ethical responsibility. With every passing day, his world view grew from strength to strength making him a confident strong-willed young man determined to make a change. His ideas were often not in congruence with people around, but he was continually cultivating his individualistic vision.2000 -
MBBS
After securing admission in one of the leading medical institutions of the country, Maulana Azad Medical College, Dr. Darshi devoted himself completely to the field of medicine. During his training he closely noticed the presence and pervasiveness of mental health problems, the paucity of trained personnel and the wide treatment gap in mental health services. He watched addiction at close quarters and realized the dire need to establish addiction as a legitimate disorder with neurobiological underpinning that needs comprehensive treatment.2008 -
Holistic growth
The year 2014 proved to be a turning point of his life. He got introduced to Yogic sciences and the practise of yoga. He transformed into an avid reader of integrative medicine.2014 -
Co-founder, Purn Prakash Trust
His inclination towards holistic care and indigenous practices led to the inception of the Purn Prakash Trust. He is the co-founder of the trust and has conceptualized it keeping in mind the promotion of Indian culture, ancient wisdom and making health facilities more accessible the marginalized sections of the society. The primary objective of the trust has been to provide competent health care services to the underprivileged strata of the society, deliver sustainable and innovative educational and vocational opportunities for the marginalized sections and facilitate the promotion of rich cultural tapestry of India. Gradually his interest in the nature of consciousness grew further and he decided to pursue Psychiatry.2015 -
MD in Psychiatry
He began his MD in Psychiatry from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. In contrast to the yogic systems this was a fundamentally different experience in the field of mental health. From his training Dr. Darshi gauged that as a Psychiatrist he can deliver the best care for mental illnesses by competent treatment planning. He wanted to deliver mental health treatment with an integrative approach by bringing together different practices and practitioners under one roof.2016 -
Expansion and Research
After completing his education, Dr. Darshi travelled all across the country to observe the different practises that existed for facilitating mental health. He aimed to encompass the best practices He travelled to Portugal to present his work on the role of yoga in facilitating neurocognition in Schizophrenia in the prestigious World Congress of Psychiatry.2019 -
Neuromodulation
He then decided to sharpen his skills in Neuromodulation and went to Harvard Medical School for further training in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.2019 -
Senior resident, IHBAS
After returning to India, he joined IHBAS which in one of the leading mental health institutions in Delhi.2019 -
Project COVID Warriors
In the year 2020, normal life came to an unprecedented and unexpected halt as the coronavirus pandemic overwhelmed the entire globe. Being a doctor himself Dr. Darshi conceptualized and implemented the COVID Warrior Project of the Purn Prakash Trust. The project intended to ensure the safety of frontline warriors by providing them tangible support in the form of PPE’s (Personal Protective Equipment’s) including objects like face masks, gloves, coveralls/gowns, face shields, sanitisers, shoe-covers, eye shields/goggles, surgeon caps, and work shoes.2020 -
Consultant Psychiatrist, Mindful TMS Neurocare centres
Given his expertise in neuromodulation he got associated with Mindful TMS Neurocare centres.2020 -
The inception Psymate
In October 2020, his vision led to the establishment of Psymate. Psymate has been designed with the ideas of disseminating state-of-the-art mental health services by thoughtfully channelising intellectual resources and economic expenditure on prevention of mental illnesses and enhancement of wellbeing. Dr. Darshi yearns to work for the betterment of his patients each day and fulfil the various unmet needs in the domain of mental health. He is focused on implementing constructive measures to bring about a positive change in the mental health landscape of our country and beyond.2020 -
Consultant Psychiatrist & De-addiction specialist, Clear Meadows Recovery
Based on his deep interest in the field of addiction medicine he got associated with Clear Meadows Recovery which is an alcohol and drug deaddiction centre. 2020 -
Consultant Psychiatrist, Yatharth Hospitals
He has been a consultant at multiple leading organization like Yatharth Hospitals.2021
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About Psymate
Psymate has been conceptualized with the idea of offering evidence-based Psychiatry and Psychology services for mental health disorders with a personalised and integrative treatment approach.
The fundamental vision is to offer patient centred comprehensive mental health care through state-of-the-art treatment protocols backed up by latest research and knowledge. We are here to serve the perfect blend of western science and the traditional healthcare systems inclusive of various treatment modalities like pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, neuromodulation and indigenous practices. We envisage an integrative model of care that offers healing encompassing but not limited to symptom cessation. While the core ideas are centred around the delivery of mental health services to the masses based on scientific principles, the methodology typically uses the unification of discrepant models of care. Our team of competent and compassionate professionals work meticulously to provide the best and latest services to all our patients. The clinical team is led by Dr. Samant Darshi, Consultant Psychiatrist and De-addiction specialist. Connect with us to unlock your true potential and enhance your overall growth and experience of life.
Treatment
There are different kinds of medicines available for treatment of Psychiatric disorders like anti-depressants, anti-anxiety, antipsychotics, stimulant medications and mood stabilizers that are used in different dosages and combinations to match the needs of the patient. The Psychiatrist gives medical advice to the patient based on the symptoms of the patient, medical profile, treatment history, tolerability of medicines and effectiveness of different treatments. The Psychiatrist further elaborates on the details of the treatment plan, medication dosage, side effects profile and the need for adherence to the treatment.
Psychotherapy encompasses treatment by psychological means and involves interactive process between patients and qualified mental health practitioners. Different types of psychotherapy are based on different scientific paradigms for instance the psychoanalysis is based on the Freudian principles whereas the cognitive behaviour therapy is based on the Beck’s cognitive model. At Psymate we provide individual therapy as both in-clinic psychotherapy and online psychotherapy. Our expert clinical psychologists deliver Cognitive behaviour therapy, Behaviour therapy, Psychoanalysis, Brief psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Brief psychodynamic therapy, Supportive psychotherapy therapy for stress management and Relaxation therapy. The psychologists at Psymate deliver various forms of counselling family counselling, marital counselling, de-addiction counseling and career counseling such services are provided as both in-clinic counselling and online counselling.
Non-invasive brain stimulation is a novel treatment paradigm which is done by indirect stimulation using a magnetic field. The treatment strategy has been rigorously tested under strict research methodologies and most support currently exist for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) which is also the most studied neuromodulatory technique currently. rTMS makes used of magnetic coil to alter cortical excitability thereby exciting or inhibiting underlying neurons. Evidence has emerged for its effectiveness in a range of disorders including depression and hallucinations.
The idea of integrative mental health care emerges from the understanding that the management of mental illness moves beyond symptom cessation and aims at facilitating overall growth and wellbeing of the patient. The initial consultation at Psymate focuses on a comprehensive evaluation of the presenting complaints of the patient coupled with the overall assessment and detailed case history taking. The clinicians thereafter to arrive at a personalized case conceptualization and design individualized treatment plan for the patient. The treatment offered is an amalgamation of different paradigms of patient care like pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, neuromodulation and indigenous services like Yoga and Ayurveda. The integrative care model is based on the understanding that the consolidation of conventional and complementary treatments provide the finest results in the treatment of mental health disorders.
