Dr. S. Rajagopal, Consultant Psychiatrist

Dr. S. Rajagopal MBBS, DPM(Ireland), MRCPsych(UK), CCST(UK), FIPS is a Consultant Psychiatrist.

He has rich international clinical, teaching and research experience.

After MBBS from Stanley Medical College in Chennai, Dr. Rajagopal completed his basic specialist (pre-MRCPsych) and higher specialist (post-MRCPsych) training in the United Kingdom.

He obtained his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in General Adult Psychiatry with additional sub-speciality accreditation in Liaison Psychiatry.

Following that, he worked as a Consultant Psychiatrist at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust for about 7 years, based at the world famous St. Thomas’ Hospital in London.

In the UK, Dr. Rajagopal has been involved in teaching psychiatry to students at different levels: undergraduate medical students, post-MBBS psychiatric trainees (Senior House Officers), and post-membership psychiatric trainees (Specialist Registrars).

He has been an Examiner for undergraduate MBBS psychiatry exams.

He has organised and taught in MRCPsych revision courses.

With respect to research, he has published widely in several international journals, including the ‘British Medical Journal’ (BMJ).

Dr. Rajagopal was on the Editorial Board of the journal BJPsych International, published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, from 2011 to 2023.

He also periodically provides external peer review for other journals such as Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, NEJM AI, etc.

Dr. Rajagopal is a Life Fellow of the Indian Psychiatric Society.
A selected list of his publications can be found by clicking here

Dr. Rajagopal has started a YouTube channel called ‘Psychiatry Lectures’ featuring educational videos for the benefit of Psychiatrists and other health professionals. The channel can be accessed by clicking here

YouTube Channel – ‘Psychiatry Lectures’

Dr. Rajagopal has started an educational YouTube channel ‘Psychiatry Lectures’ for the benefit of Psychiatrists, Medical students and other health professionals from around the world.

So far, he has posted 52 videos.

The 52 presentations are as follows:

1.    How to do a Psychiatric Assessment?

2.    Catatonia

3.    Descriptive Psychopathology

4.    Introduction to Psychotherapy

5.    Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) for Psychiatrists – an overview

6.    The Placebo Effect

7.    10 Landmark Studies in Psychology

8.    History of Psychiatry

9.    Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) – an overview

10.  Conversion Disorders

11.  Dementia

12.  Delirium

13.  Disorders of Alcohol Misuse

14.  Schizophrenia

15.  Mood Disorders – Depression & Bipolar disorder

16.  Anxiety Disorders

17.  Eating Disorders
18.  Personality Disorders
19.  Child Psychiatry
20.  Neuroanatomy MCQs 
21.  Neurophysiology MCQs
22.  Neurochemistry MCQs 
23.  Psychology MCQs
24.  Medical Ethics
25.  Perinatal Psychiatry
26.  Physical Treatments in Psychiatry
27.  Forensic Psychiatry
28.  Neuropsychiatry MCQs
29.  Liaison Psychiatry MCQs
30.  Sexual Dysfunction MCQs
31. Sleep Disorders MCQs
32. Physician Burnout
33. 5 Random Psychiatry MCQs - 1
34. 5 Random Psychiatry MCQs - 2
35. 5 Random Psychiatry MCQs - 3
36. 5 Random Psychiatry MCQs - 4
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Selected List of Publications by Dr. Rajagopal

1.      Rajagopal, S. Overseas candidates for the MRCPsych examination. Psychiatric Bulletin, 2002;26: 395. Link

2.      Rajagopal, S., Goldberg, D., Nikolaou, V. The relationship between mental health services and primary care services in the UK: a postal survey. Primary Care Psychiatry, 2003;8: 131-134.   

3.      Rajagopal, S. Suicide pacts and the internet. British Medical Journal, 2004;329: 1298-1299. Link 

4.      Rajagopal, S., Rehill, K.S. & Godfrey, E. Psychiatry as a career choice compared with other specialties: a survey of medical students. Psychiatric Bulletin, 2004;28: 444-446. Link 

5.      Rajagopal, S. Clozapine, agranulocytosis, and benign ethnic neutropenia. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2005;81: 545-546. Link   

6.      Rajagopal, S. The placebo effect. Psychiatric Bulletin, 2006;30: 185-188. Link    

7.      Rajagopal, S. Catatonia. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 2007;13: 51–59. Link 

8.      Rajagopal, S. Placebo effect in depression. Quarterly Journal of Mental Health, 2007; Vol 1 (No. 3): 22–26.

9.      Rajagopal, S. (2007) Late-onset, recurrent and potentially progressive neutropenia in a patient receiving clozapine. British Journal of Psychiatry (e-letter)

10.  Rajagopal, S. (2007) The nocebo effect . Medicine Online. Link

11.  Rajagopal, S. The Internet and Suicide Pacts. In Internet and Suicide (Editors: Sher, L. and Vilens, A.), 2009; 185–196. Nova Science Publishers, New York. Link 

12.  Rajagopal, S. Acute psychosis induced by isotretinoin. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2014;56: 295-297. Link 

13.  Rajagopal, S. Catatonic depression precipitated by amiodarone prescribed for atrial fibrillation. Indian Journal of Psychiatry,2015;57: 105-106. Link

14.  Rajagopal, S. My first 100 private outpatients in India – The experience of a Psychiatrist trained in the United Kingdom. BJPsych International Blog, 2015; Issue 1. Link 

15. Rajagopal, S. You too, YouTube? BJPsych Bulletin, 2016;40: 107. Link  

16. Rajagopal, S. Psychiatric disorders and visual impairment. British Journal of Psychiatry, 2016. E-letter. Link

17. Rajagopal, S. Impact factor and psychiatry journals: an international perspective. BJPsych International, February 2017; Vol 14 Issue 1. Link

18. Rajagopal, S. The spiritual philosophy of Advaita: Basic concepts and relevance to psychiatry. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 66(2):p 202-207, February 2024. Link

19. Fineberg, N., O’Doherty, C., Rajagopal, S., et al How common is OCD in a dermatology outpatient clinic? Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2003;64:152–155. Link 

20.  Rajarathinam, S., Rajagopal, S., Palaniappan, L.K. (2006). 1000 Individual Statement Questions for the MRCPsych. Anshan Limited. Link

21.  Soomro, S., Altman, D., Rajagopal, S., et al (2008). Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) versus Placebo for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Cochrane collaboration Database Systematic Review, 2008; (1): CD001765. Link 

Dr. Rajagopal was on the Editorial Board of the journal ‘BJPsych International’ published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, from 2011 to 2023.

He also periodically provides external peer review for other journals such as Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.