Dr Syeda Ruksheda

06/09/2026

Su***de is a preventable death!
I hope we all take a few moments to learn more about mental health and red flags to watch out for

05/09/2026

Always happy to be invited to Srinagar - even if i can be here only for a night!
Amazingly talented colleagues and lovely friends

31/08/2026

18th World Congress & 5th Global Congress of Biological Psychiatry

The four-hour marathon on **Women’s Biological Psychiatry** curated by your'struly, brought together an exciting mix of senior stalwarts, mid-career clinicians and young psychiatrists to explore what changes when we truly look at women through a biological lens.

The programme featured **Recent Highlights in Women’s Biological Psychiatry**, *The Brain Blueprint*, *The Clinical Picture* and *How Not to See Women as Small Men*, alongside a practical workshop on **Precision Prescriptions**. Rapid-fire reports brought fresh perspectives from **autoimmune psychiatry, cardio-psychiatry, onco-psychiatry and psychocutaneous medicine**. Grateful to our faculty Drs Jyoti Shetty, Kersi Chavda, Shazia Kausar, Pallavi Dhakne, Vaibhavi PS, Divya Sharma, Tanvi Shaikh, Sagar Bhalke

More than a collection of talks, it was a vibrant space for **science, clinical experience, questions, mentorship and intergenerational learning**—showcasing the growing depth and diversity of Indian expertise in women’s biological psychiatry.

23/08/2026

10/08/2026

10th National Symposium of IPS Women's Mental Health and Perinatal Psychiatry

04/08/2026

Over the past decade, one of the most meaningful journeys of my professional life has been helping grow the Indian Psychiatric Society's work in Women's Mental Health and Perinatal Psychiatry.
What began with encouragement from mentors like Dr Rajni Chatterji, Dr Sonia Parial and Dr Prabha Chandra at a symposium in Varanasi evolved into a nationwide movement. We realised there were a lot of lacunae in knowledge & practice of women’s psychiatry & decided a concentrated effort is required to fill it - who better than women to do it. I've had the privilege of mentoring and encouraging women psychiatrists across the country to host successive editions, helping build leadership and confidence within our fraternity.
Along the way, I introduced several traditions and initiatives that continue today: the symbolic watering of a plant at the inaugural ceremony, a dedicated logo and artwork by women psychiatrists, the first leadership workshop for women psychiatrists, the now much-loved annual photographs of women psychiatrists and all delegates, the IPS Women of Resilience Award, online Grand Rounds and case presentation competitions, a nationwide collaborative research project on psychotropic use during pregnancy and lactation, and most recently, a structured leadership course for young women psychiatrists.
Watching these ideas take root, spread across the country, and inspire other IPS sections to adopt similar initiatives has been deeply rewarding. Leadership is never about one individual—it is about creating opportunities for others to lead. Grateful to every colleague, mentor and organising team who made this remarkable ten-year journey possible.

02/08/2026

Mental health problems are often invisible until performance, absenteeism, conflicts, or resignations make them visible.

As psychiatrists, we often meet employees years after burnout began—not because they lacked resilience, but because the workplace noticed productivity before it noticed people.

Every investment in mental health tends to generate measurable returns through improved productivity, engagement, and retention.

Many EAPs remain under-utilised—not because people don't need them, but because they don't trust the system enough to use them.

*Five* practical things every organisation can do tomorrow
1. *Train managers* —not as therapists, but as first responders
2. *Measure psychological safety, not just employee satisfaction.*
3. *Normalise conversations from the top.*
4. *Make well-being part of work—not an extra activity after work.*
5. *Focus on belonging.*

"Well-being is not the opposite of high performance—it is one of its strongest predictors."

Was happy to give the Keynote in the inaugural session of Wellbeing Summit. Big shout out to the Chair Robin Banerjee and the CII WR secretariat

PC - Ranjana, Soleha

11/06/2026

So grateful that i could contribute towards "The Year of Mental Health" which was a dialogue with my co-authors online and this beautiful book came out of it!
Shoutout to the force behind this endeavor

24/05/2026

World Schizophrenia Day

What do I wish more of us understood about it, people living with this condition and those who love, care, and support them

It's a complex, Neurobiological disorder seeded in the brain, impacting thinking, perception, emotions, and functioning.
It's treatable.

People with Schizophrenia aren't faking it, lazy, burden, or violent.
They can lead productive creative and independent, full lives

Those who care for them are not "the cause", are not "cutsed", and their love alone won't "cure it".
Families, friends, colleagues need empathy, support, breaks, and sometimes professional help

After more than 25 years as a Psychiatrist, I still find it challenging, and yet, I am still awed by my patients and their families
I wish less people suffer from it, and more people living with it get the acceptance, empathy, and care they require and deserve