Dr Amlan Kusum Jana

Dr. Amlan Kusum Jana is a highly experienced Consultant Psychiatrist at Manipal Hospitals Dhakuria with over 20 years of clinical and academic expertise in mental health. He manages a wide spectrum of psychiatric disorders across all age groups, focusing on personalized, compassionate care grounded in evidence-based practice. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Jana is a passionate educator actively involved in teaching, research, and community mental health awareness.

Educational Qualification:

• MBBS
• MD in Psychiatry
• DPM - Diploma in Psychiatric Medicine‍
• MRCPsych

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Psychiatry, Manipal Hospitals Dhakuria, Kolkata‍
• Professor and Head of Department of Psychiatry, KPC Medical College

Professional Membership:

• Indian Psychiatric Society ‍

Publications:

• Apathy in Schizophrenia: Clinical correlates and its association with Current Social Functioning. Jana AK, Khess CRJ, Paul SE, De Sarkar P. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2007; 23 (1-2): 49-56.
• The White Castle-Book Review. Jana AK, Nizamie SH. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2008; 24 (1-2): 54-56.
• Different faces of Magic. Jana AK, Mazumder J, Pande SK. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2009; 25(1-2): 11-16.
• Magic in Human Behaviour. Mazumder J, Jana AK, Pande SK. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2009; 25(3-4): 69-77.
• Folie a deux between two unrelated individuals. Jana AK, Praharaj SK, Sarkar S, Dotivala KN, Chabungbam G. Turkish Journal of Psychiatry. 2009 Fall; 20(3): 299-304.
• A case of zolpidem dependence successfully detoxified with clonazepam. Jana AK, Arora M, Khess CRJ, Praharaj SK. The American Journal on Addictions. 2008; 17(4): 343-4.
• Olanzapine induced Rabbit Syndrome. Praharaj SK, Sarkar S, Jana AK, Sinha VK. Southern Medical Journal. 2008; 101 (10): 1069-70.
• Aripiprazole induced Sialorrhea. Praharaj SK, Jana AK, Sinha VK. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. 2009; 33(2): 384-5.
• Olanzapine-induced tardive oculogyric crisis. Praharaj SK, Jana AK, Sarkar S, Sinha VK. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2009 Dec; 29(6): 604-6.
• Salivary flow rate in patients with schizophrenia on Clozapine. Praharaj SK, Jana AK, Goyal N, Goswami K, Sinha VK. Clinical Neuropsychopharmacology. 2010 Jul; 33(4): 176-8.
• How prayer works (letter). Jana AK. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2011; 53(1): 79.
• Metformin for Olanzapine induced weight gain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Praharaj SK, Jana AK, Goyal N, Sinha VK. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2011 Mar; 71(3): 377-82.
• Comorbid Bipolar Affective Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Childhood: A Case Study and Brief Review. Jana AK, Praharaj SK, Sinha VK. Indian J Psychol Med. 2012; 34: 279-82.
• Current debates over nosology of somatoform disorder. Jana AK, Praharaj SK, Mazumdar J. Ind Psychiatry J. 2012 Jan; 21(1): 4-10.