Dr. (Mrs.) Shashi Rai
M.B.B.S., M.D. (Psychiatry) · Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Over three decades of dedicated service in mental healthcare — combining clinical practice, rehabilitation, women's mental health advocacy, and community-level awareness. Currently Director of Sambal Drug De-Addiction & Psychiatric Hospital, Lucknow, and an active member of the Indian Psychiatric Society for more than 30 years.
Profile
About Dr. Shashi Rai
A senior voice in Indian psychiatry — with three decades of clinical practice, institutional leadership, and community-level mental health advocacy.
30+
Years in Practice
A life devoted to mental healthcare, advocacy & community awareness.
Dr. Shashi Rai completed her M.B.B.S. and M.D. (Psychiatry) from Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. After her post-graduation in 1989, she served as Senior Resident at the same institute for three years, followed by a tenure as Pool Officer in the Department of Psychiatry, K.G.M.U., Lucknow. She has been in private practice since 1996.
Her work spans clinical psychiatry, psychosocial rehabilitation and public advocacy — from newspaper columns in Swatantra Bharat to school orientation programmes on child mental health, and regular talks on women's psychological wellbeing under the Indian Menopausal Society.
1989
M.D. Psychiatry
9+
Awards & Honours
10+
Memberships
Present Roles
Currently Holding
Active leadership and advisory positions across national, regional and professional bodies.
Director
Sambal Drug De-Addiction & Psychiatric Hospital, Indira Nagar, Lucknow
Secretary
Richmond Fellowship Society (India), Lucknow Branch · since 2009
Member
State Mental Health Authority Committee, Lucknow U.P.
Member
District Mental Health Review Board, Lucknow U.P.
Advisor
Leadership Development Task Force — Indian Psychiatric Society
Advisor
Women Mental Health Specialty Section — IPS
Presiding Officer
Internal Committee — Central Psychiatric Society (IPS CZ)
Secretary for Education
WADP — India Chapter
NAB Member
Indian Association of Private Psychiatrists (IAPP) · since 2016
Member — Ethics & Law Committee
World Association of Dynamic Psychiatry (WPA)
Journey
Education & Career
National Talent Search Scholar
Awarded the prestigious NTSE Scholarship; received the All India Highest Marks in Chemistry in Class XII Board Examinations.
M.B.B.S. & M.D. (Psychiatry)
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi — both under-graduate and post-graduate training at one of India's premier institutions.
Senior Resident
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi — three years of advanced clinical training post-MD.
Pool Officer, Dept. of Psychiatry
King George's Medical University (K.G.M.U.), Lucknow.
Private Practice, Lucknow
Consultant Psychiatrist in private practice; Director, Sambal Drug De-Addiction & Psychiatric Hospital, Indira Nagar, Lucknow.
Recognition
Awards & Achievements
IPS UP State Branch Oration
October 2023
PKC Oration Award
Annual Conference of IAPP UP:UK, 2022
B.B. Sethi Oration Award
Central Zone — CIPCON 2012
Felicitated on Doctors Day
1st July 2022, by Dr. Neeraj Bohra, MLA Lucknow
Recognition on Doctors Day
IMA (Indian Medical Association), 2019
"Women of Substance Award"
Nomination — Hindustan Times, 2018
All-India Highest Marks
Chemistry, Class XII Board Examination
NTSE Scholarship
National Talent Search Examination, 1978–1985
Three Decades of Service
Continuous private practice and institutional leadership since 1996.
Positions Held
Selected leadership roles across national and regional psychiatric associations.
Life Memberships
Professional societies and associations.
Research
Publications
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders: Early Diagnosis and Management
Rai S, Pathak A, Sharma I — IJP 2015; 57 (Supp. 2) 2016–2021
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Day Care as an Innovative Approach in Psychiatry: Analysis of Lucknow Experience
IJP 2015, 57, 162–164
Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry
Evolution of Research Paradigm for Psychiatric Practice
Agarwal A.K., Rai Shashi, Srivastava S. — IJPP, Vol 11 (1), Jan–June 2017
Indian Journal of Behavioural Sciences
Psychosocial Rehabilitation: A Specialized Approach
Rai S — IJBS Vol 23 (1), April 2013
Indian Journal of Behavioural Sciences
Adolescent Substance Abuse: A Public Health Priority
Presidential Address — IJBS, Vol 24 (1), June 2014
Beyond the Clinic
Community & Outreach
Newspaper Columns
Has written columns in Swatantra Bharat on a wide range of psychiatric disorders, making mental health literature accessible to the public.
School Orientation Programmes
Conducts awareness programmes across schools of Lucknow — focused on child mental health and recognising behavioural and psychological problems in children.
Women's Health Talks
Regular talks under the Indian Menopausal Society, Lucknow branch — on psychological challenges faced by women at different life stages, with a focus on menopause.
Mission for IPS
"Taking Psychiatry to the community and grass roots."
Moments
Gallery
Selected moments from conferences, orations, felicitations, community events and day-to-day clinical life. Click any image to view it larger.