Your Trusted Partner in Recovery

Alcohol and substance use disorders are among the most significant public health challenges facing India today, and Chennai is no exception.
However, addiction is not a sign of weakness — it is a treatable medical condition that affects brain chemistry, emotions, and behavior.
Seeking help is a courageous step toward healing, not just for the individual, but also for families and communities.

If you or your loved one is struggling with alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, opioids, stimulants, or behavioral addictions, expert, compassionate care is available right here in Chennai. Dr. Srinivas Rajkumar T, MD (AIIMS, New Delhi), one of Chennai’s leading psychiatrists, offers comprehensive deaddiction services designed to support lasting recovery.

Understanding Addiction: Medical, Not Moral

Addiction alters the brain’s reward circuits, decision-making processes, and emotional regulation pathways.
It is influenced by a combination of:

• Genetics

• Psychological vulnerabilities

• Social and environmental factors

Recognizing addiction as a medical condition — like diabetes or hypertension — allows us to approach it with science, compassion, and structured treatment plans.

When Should You Seek Help?

You should consider professional intervention if you or a loved one experiences:

• Loss of control over substance use

• Withdrawal symptoms without the substance

• Increasing tolerance (needing more to feel the same effect)

• Neglect of work, relationships, or health

• Continued use despite knowing its harmful consequences

Early intervention improves outcomes dramatically.

Our Comprehensive Deaddiction Services in Chennai

At our center, the approach is integrative, structured, and patient-centered, covering every dimension of recovery.

🔹 Medical Detoxification

• Safe, supervised withdrawal management

• Prevention and treatment of withdrawal complications like seizures and delirium tremens (DTs)

• Symptomatic relief through medications (anti-craving agents, sleep regulation, anxiety control)

🔹 Psychotherapy Services

We combine multiple evidence-based therapies based on individual needs:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Corrects negative thought patterns and builds healthy coping mechanisms.

• Motivational Interviewing (MI): Enhances intrinsic motivation to change behavior, crucial for addiction recovery.

• Psychodynamic Therapy: Helps understand deeper emotional conflicts and unconscious patterns contributing to addiction.

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Specialized for emotional regulation difficulties, especially in Borderline Personality Disorder.

• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP): Gold-standard therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety-related compulsions.

🔹 Dual Diagnosis Management

Many individuals with addiction also experience underlying psychiatric conditions such as:

• Depression

• Anxiety disorders

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

We offer specialized dual diagnosis programs where addiction and mental health disorders are treated simultaneously, not sequentially — improving outcomes dramatically.

🔹 Behavioral Addiction Management

We also specialize in treating non-substance behavioral addictions, including:

• Problematic gaming

• Internet overuse

• Gambling addiction

• Screen time addictions

Behavioral addictions can be as impairing as substance use disorders and require structured therapeutic interventions.

🔹 Relapse Prevention Strategies

• Personalized relapse prevention plans

• Skills training to manage triggers and cravings

• Structured lifestyle modifications and follow-up programs

• Family involvement to create a supportive recovery environment

Sustaining recovery requires ongoing support — and we are committed to walking alongside you.

🔹 Early Screening and School Mental Health Initiatives

Dr. Srinivas Rajkumar T is actively involved in early mental health screening programs and school mental health initiatives, offering:

• Stress management workshops

• Focus and learning enhancement techniques

• Early identification of emotional and learning difficulties

Helping children and adolescents build resilience early prevents future mental health crises.

🔹 General and Advanced Psychiatric Care

In addition to deaddiction, Dr. Srinivas Rajkumar T provides expert care for:

• Depression

• Anxiety Disorders

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Schizophrenia

• Treatment-resistant depression (including Ketamine therapy, where appropriate)

🔹 Elderly Mental Health and Dementia Screening

Older adults face unique emotional and cognitive challenges.
We offer:

• Routine screening for dementia

• Early detection of reversible causes (e.g., nutritional deficiencies, thyroid issues)

• Emotional support for grief, loss, and transition issues

Comprehensive, compassionate geriatric psychiatry services are a key focus of our practice.

Why Choose Dr. Srinivas Rajkumar T?

✅ Expertise You Can Trust:
Training from India’s premier medical institute — AIIMS, New Delhi — and years of experience across all age groups and psychiatric conditions.

✅ Personalized, Non-Judgmental Care:
Every treatment plan is individualized, respecting each patient’s journey, struggles, and hopes.

✅ Scientific and Holistic Approach:
We integrate medication, therapy, lifestyle counseling, family involvement, and aftercare to maximize recovery and overall well-being.

✅ Accessibility Across Chennai:
Consultations available at Apollo Clinic Velachery and MGM Malar Hospital, Adyar — serving Velachery, Tambaram, Adyar, OMR, ECR, Chromepet, and surrounding areas.

Take the First Step Toward Recovery

If you or your loved one are struggling with alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, opioids, stimulants, behavioral addiction, or associated mental health issues —
Help is available. Healing is possible.

About Dr. Srinivas Rajkumar T

Dr. Srinivas Rajkumar T, MD (AIIMS, New Delhi) is a leading Consultant Psychiatrist in Chennai, specializing in addiction psychiatry, adult mental health, child and adolescent mental health, and elderly psychiatry. With extensive expertise in medical detoxification, psychotherapy, dual diagnosis management, and advanced treatments like ketamine therapy, Dr. Srinivas is committed to providing personalized, stigma-free, and evidence-based care.

He practices at Apollo Clinic Velachery and MGM Malar Hospital Adyar, and actively promotes early mental health intervention through school programs, community workshops, and public education.

Appointments: 📞 8595155808 | 🌐 srinivasaiims.com