Dr Apurva Mittal
Reg. No.: KMC 105666
DPM, MD Psychiatry
9 years of experience
Dr Apurva is a psychiatrist based in Bengaluru, India, with advanced training and extensive clinical and academic experience across the lifespan. She completed her postgraduate training in psychiatry at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and KS Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore where she was awarded Best Outgoing Resident in her qualifying examinations. She went on to complete her senior residency and a post-doctoral fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru. At NIMHANS, she also worked as an Assistant Professor on a research project focusing on dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and non-invasive brain stimulation in older adults at the Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, after which she has joined Amaha Health, where she continues her clinical work.
Dr Apurva has wide-ranging experience in working with individuals facing diverse psychological concerns. Her primary areas of interest include geriatric mental health, women’s mental health and perinatal psychiatry, mood disorders, and non-invasive brain stimulation. She is trained in Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for dementia and has experience in behavioural therapies and neuromodulation techniques, including transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
In addition to clinical practice, she is actively involved in mental health awareness programmes, community initiatives, and policy-related work. Her approach to care is grounded in evidence-based, ethical practice and is tailored to the unique needs of each individual. She also has a strong research interest in dementia and community mental health, and has published work in this area.
Concerns I can help with
I have been forgetting things, is it age or do I have dementia?I feel sad most of the time, have difficulty in sleeping and not able to eatI feel tensed most of the time, feel scared that something will go wrong
I offer psychiatry for
Anxiety disorders
Relationship skills
Addiction
Anger management
Sleep disorders
Bipolar disorder
OCD
Schizophrenia
Sexual Dysfunctions
LGBTQIA+ Concerns
Adult ADHD
Bipolar
disorder
Fertility & Pregnancy concerns
Languages I speak
English
Hindi
Punjabi
Kannada
Bengali
My Affiliations
Consultant Psychiatrist at Amaha Mental Health from Mar 2026 to present
Assistant Professor at NIMHANS from Dec 2024 to Feb 2026
FAQs
Why did you choose to become a psychiatrist?
Nothing fascinates me more than the way the brain and mind work, and how they show up in our thoughts, speech, and behaviour. From a young age, I’ve been drawn to understanding people as individuals—their stories, struggles, and strengths—and psychiatry felt like the most natural way to turn that curiosity into meaningful work.
What type of session would you like?
Session Duration
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For those in need of more intensive care and daily support, our Mental Health Hospital is now open in Bangalore.
If you or someone you know is experiencing at-risk behaviors or safety concerns, or any other life-threatening extreme-case issues or critical mental health situation, contact a helpline or go to the nearest hospital or extreme-case support room. Having a close family member or friend with you for support can be invaluable during this time.
For extreme-case mental health support, please call the national Tele MANAS helpline at 1-800-891-4416.
If you or someone you know is experiencing at-risk behaviors or safety concerns, or any other life-threatening extreme-case issues or critical mental health situation, contact a helpline or go to the nearest hospital or extreme-case support room. Having a close family member or friend with you for support can be invaluable during this time.
For extreme-case mental health support, please call the national Tele MANAS helpline at 1-800-891-4416.