ACHIEVEMENTS & ACTIVITIES IN PSYCHIATRY
Dr. Amit Bohra Oration.
The highest and most prestigious Award given by the Indian Association of Private Psychiatry (2017)
Awarded the Dr. DLN Murthy Rao Oration Award, another prestigious honor bestowed by the Indian Psychiatric Society (2017)
- Indian Psychiatric Society – A.P. Chapter
- Executive Committee Member (1982-85)
- Vice President (1985-86)
- President (1986-87)
- Indian Psychiatric Society – South Zone
- Executive Committee Member (1986-88)
- Vice President (1994-95)
- President (1995-96)
- Hon. Editor, The Andhra Pradesh Journal of Psychological Medicine (1988-97)
- Editorial Board Member, Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (1988-95)
- Hon. Editor, Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (1998-2000)
- Journal Committee member, Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (2003-2005)
- Editorial Board Member, Behavioural Medicine Journal (1991-96)
- National Action Committee Member in Indian Association for Private Psychiatry (2002)
- Convenor, Private Psychiatry section, Indian Psychiatric Society (2001–2003)
- Chairman, Task Force Group on Private Psychiatry, Indian Psychiatric Society (2000)
- Chairman, Constitution Committee, Indian Psychiatric Society (2009–2010)
- Co-chairman, Ethics Committee, Indian Psychiatric Society (2010–2011)
- Chairman, Task Force on Marriage Law and Psychiatry, Indian Psychiatric Society (2013)
- Former Professor of Psychiatry, G.S.L. Medical College
- Awarded Smt. Venkata Ramanamma Chinna Reddy Award, twice for the Best Scientific papers presented during the Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society – Andhra Pradesh Chapter (1986 and 1987)
- Awarded Dr. D.S. Raju Memorial Oration Award (“Mad or Bad dilemma – Some reflections on Insanity Defense”) by Indian Psychiatric Society – A.P. Chapter (2006)
- Awarded Visakha Oration Award (“Cyberpsychiatry – Emerging trends in India”) by Indian Psychiatric Society – South Zone (2009)
- Awarded Dr. DLN Murthy Oration Award, the highest and the most prestigious Award given by Indian Psychiatric Society (2017). The first psychiatrist from Telugu speaking States to receive the award in the 75 years history of the Indian Psychiatric Society
- Awarded Dr. Amit Bohra Oration Award, the highest and the most prestigious Award given by Indian Association of Private Psychiatry (2017)
- Awarded Prof. J.K. Trivedi Life Time Achievement Award, the most prestigious Award given by Indian Psychiatric Society for a senior psychiatrist (2018). This was received from Hon. Governor of the state of Uttara Pradesh, Shri Ram Lal at Lucknow. The first psychiatrist from the Telugu-speaking States to receive this award. The Gold medal and cash is of worth Rs. 80,000.
- Awarded Dr. Bhujana Rao Memorial Oration Award by the Khammam Psychiatric Society
- Awarded Prof Vaidyalingam Oration Award by Chennai Psychiatic Society.
- Award Life-time Achievement by Telugu Psycon at Vijayawada.
- Participation or Faculty in many International and National Conferences or chaired the sessions.
- Speaker at International level e.g. [“International Conference on Environment, Gene, Health and Disease (2017) on Psychiatric Perspectives of Children in Conflict with Law”]
- Faculty for CME programs at national level e.g. [“Drug abuse “(2007), “Homosexuality” (2008), “civil litigations & psychiatry” (2008), Workshop on “Psychiatric malpractice” (2009, Agra)]
- Faculty at Zonal level [“Psychiatrist in school”, “AIDS psychiatry”, “Psychiatrist in Private Practice”, “Comorbid Depression”]
- Faculty at State level [“Mental mechanisms”, “Male Sexual dysfunctions”, “Anxiety & Depression in somatic disorder”]
- Organised the 4th annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society – Andhra Pradesh Chapter in August, 1984 at Rajahmundry.
- Organized the 20th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society – South Zone in October, 1987 at Rajahmundry
- Organized a Seminar, ‘Chronic Mentally Ill in the Community’ in February, 1991 on behalf of World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation at Rajahmundry
- Organized P.G. Training Program on behalf of Indian Psychiatric Society – South Zone in 1997 at Rajahmundry
- Organized Mid-Term CME Program of Indian Psychiatric Society – South Zone in April 2012 at Rajahmundry
- Organizing Chairman for 40th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society – Andhra Pradesh Branch in 2018 at Kakinada
- Organizing Chairman for 43rd Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society – Andhra Pradesh Branch in 2023 at Rajamahendravaram
- Donor of “Manasa Hospital Rajahmundry Oration Award” on behalf of Indian Psychiatric Society – Andhra Pradesh Chapter.
- Felicitated by Indian Psychiatric Society at Agra (2009)
- Felicitated by Indian Association for Private Psychiatry at Hyderabad (2009)
- Felicitated by Vijayawada Psychiatric Society (2009)
- Felicitated by Godavari Psychiatric Society (2009)
- Felicitated by Visakha Psychiatric Society (2009)
- Felicitated by Andhra Pradesh branch of Indian Psychiatric Society (2014)
- Felicitated by Telangana branch of Indian Psychiatric Society (2018)
- Conducted Research on subjects like Psychosocial aspects of Myocardial Infarction, Schizoaffective Psychosis, life events, Tripolar Disorder, Cultural beliefs, Panic disorder, Akathisia. Behavioural disorders among School Children.
- Papers published in Indian Journals and a case report of Haloperidol-induced deafness published in an Australian journal “Pharma Bulletin”.
- Started 16 bedded private psychiatric nursing home – “MANASA” in August, 1980 which was first of its kind for the neighboring 4 districts. The Hospital has now 50 beds. This has been the “largest Private Psychiatric Hospital run by a single psychiatrist” in the State of Andhra Pradesh (Now daughter, Dr. Manasa, has joined the practice). The hospital has all Modern psychiatric facilities and has been equipped with Computerised Record maintenance system since 1987. To date, 1,47,000 outpatients (new cases) visited the hospital. Manasa Hospital has a library with 12,000 titles on various subjects and a digital library with more than 12,000 e-books. Manasa Hospital is the training centre for 4 nursing schools and Psychology and Social Work P.G. Students of Adikavi Nannaya University.
Dr. Rama Reddy Karri 