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Krishna Nursing Home
Dr.P.Balu
He completed his training in psychiatry in Madurai Medical College under doyen of Psychiatry
Dr. Vengoba Rao. He is the ex-president Indian Psychiatric Society, Tamil Nadu Chapter and Lifetime
awardee of Indian Medical Association
He has been committed to psychiatry since 1974.He is the second psychiatrist to practice in
Coimbatore. He is a specialist in the treatment of deaddiction of various substances. He established
a dedicated deaddiction programme in the city of Coimbatore. His philosophy of follow ups for the
patients in remission is well recognized by the high retention of the patients. He was the first to
establish Coimbatore Alcoholic Anonymous in 1982. He has displayed a great deal of passion in
society under corporate social responsibility, coordinating along with Coimbatore Municipal
Corporation. He has treated around 350 conservancy workers. Along with Revenue officials of
Coimbatore, he has created awareness about illicit alcohol abuse in public. His other areas of
interest inlcude family therapy, mental disorders and non-invasive treatments.
Dr.B.Ravishankar
Dr.B.Ravishankar is a proficient psychiatrist graduated from Christian Medical College, Vellore. He
has been practicing for 21 years in psychiatry and psychology. He treats a wide range of mental
disorders across different age groups and excels in treatment of psychological issues in medically ill
patients.
His practice as a consultant extends to GKNMH Ganga Hospital, Aadhi Medical Centre. He was
previously at Hunter Mental Health, Australia as the Chief Medical Officer.
He is a veteran at an array of interventions in counselling and psychotherapy. His specialization
includes cognitive behavioural therapy, parent management training, dealing with interpersonal issues
and deaddiction. He has been running a rehabilitation home at the facility for 8 years. He has a keen
research interest in the cognitive neurosciences specifically the dorso lateral prefrontal cortex,
currently spearheading the study on Tamil translated version of metacognitive therapy in patients with
schizophrenia. Besides his research endeavours, He is patron of educating the upcoming generation.
He is the principal of Krishna Human Behavioural Science and conducts weekend classes for students
from psychology and other allied health science disciplines. He runs three courses namely: Masters
Diploma in Medical Psychology, Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology, Certificate
Course in Guidance and Counselling