Dr Prathama Chaudhuri

I first saw this psychiatrist when I was around 20–21 years old, during my early college years. I was just beginning to understand the impact of long-term emotional abuse in my relationship with my mother and had reached a point where I felt an intervention was necessary. I was young, financially dependent, and extremely vulnerable but also hopeful that seeking professional help would bring clarity and balance. From the very beginning, I felt dismissed. When I spoke about narcissistic patterns in my mother’s behaviour, instead of exploring this carefully, I was questioned in a confrontational manner and made to feel inappropriate for even using the term. The session quickly shifted into something that felt deeply uncomfortable my concerns were minimised, while my mother’s narrative was validated without nuance or accountability. What made this experience particularly distressing was how one-sided it became. As the session went on, I felt increasingly small and unheard. Despite my visible discomfort and repeated attempts to end the session once the allotted time was over, the interaction continued, reinforcing my mother’s perspective rather than creating a balanced or safe therapeutic space. At that age, without prior exposure to therapy, I didn’t yet understand how unethical and damaging this dynamic was. I only knew that I walked out feeling worse than when I had walked in. That single experience had a lasting impact. It broke my trust in psychiatry altogether and pushed my mental health journey back by several years. It took extensive self-education and, much later, the support of genuinely ethical, empathetic professionals for me to rebuild that trust and seek help again. Mental health professionals hold immense power, especially when working with young adults who are financially dependent on family members and already navigating trauma. Neutrality, empathy, and ethical responsibility are non-negotiable. In my experience, all of these were missing here. I’m sharing this as a warning, not out of anger. If you are a vulnerable patient, please be extremely careful. A wrong professional at the wrong time can undo years of courage and self awareness. In my honest opinion, conduct like this is a shame to the mental health community and should not be normalised.

I had a wonderful experience with Dr. Prathama Chaudhuri. The treatment has been extremely helpful and effective. She listens patiently, understands the concerns in depth, and provides the right guidance and care.

I got connected with her in the year 2023 after I started facing symptoms related to insomnia, due to personal challenges. I confessed to be using THC and CBD as an over the counter medicine as a temporary relief. Let me now, breakdown step by steps interactions I had with her and her recommendations. 1. On 1st visit after listening to my PTSD she recommended me with Naltima 50 ( a medicine to treat acute alcoholism) and Oleanza (a medicine used to treat schizophrenia, which has serious side effects related to menstrual cycle and over-all mood and memory). 2. On taking these medications for a period of 6 months, I recovered from insomnia but paid a price of my overall health. I started developing memory loss, Identity confusion, suicidal tendencies and loosing of over-all self confidence. 3. As soon I stopped the medication and went ahead with my normal life and my health issues drastically improved. However, on abrupt stopage of the medication, I started getting a relapse. 4. Visited her again this week and on just 5 mins consultation she prescribed me same meds like last time. Since then, I am puking blood and feeling extremely weak, dehydrated and more restless. In crisp, I had a very dramatically bad experience with her and would urge others to take a conscious call before going under her treatment.

Highly unprofessional doctor. Have given my daughter medicine for schizophrenia without proper consultation and that lead her to experience suicidal tendencies. Even on 2nd visit after 1.5 years, she without consultation gave her a medicine which is a replacement to previous medicine, as she starter to go through insomnia again. I request her license to get cancelled as this is not a good experience for any patient or patient's family.

Just visited few days back. I really wanted to share all the things I've been going through. But i think she didn't listen the whole story. She was in a bit of hurry, i felt. Though I've started taking the prescribed medication. Unless it's some time i cannot comment on the result. But she could've listened a bit more or could have talked me through. Just what i felt!