Dr Sneha Harshe

MBBS, DPM, DNB Psychiatry

Dr. Sneha Harshe is a Senior Psychiatrist at Dhanvantari Nursing Home Neuropsychiatry Centre, Kolhapur and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry with over a decade of experience in the field. She has been practicing psychiatry since 2014 and has worked in hospital-based psychiatry since 2015. She has published more than 10 research papers in national and international journals and is actively involved in teaching postgraduate students, conducting awareness programs for mental health.

Her clinical interests include mood disorders, anxiety disorders, adolescent psychiatry, family mental health concerns and issues, psycho-oncology and mental health during palliative care, and care for patients with suicidal thoughts or distress.

Her approach consists of multidisciplinary care with pharmacotherapy along with counselling and cognitive and behaviour therapies such as CBT, ERP and supportive psychotherapies.

Expertise in treating:

Adolescent and child psychiatry
Depression and mood disorders.
OCD and anxiety disorders.
Pharmacotherapy, CBT and ERP.
Family therapy and family interventions.
Relationship and marital therapy-counselling.

Publications

1 Harshe D, Harshe S, Behere P, Halder A, Ravindran NP, Avula N, et al. Efficacy of a suicide sensitisation and prevention (SSP) workshop for medical students on their attitudes, beliefs, and factual knowledge on suicide: A pilot study. Indian J Psychiatry. 2022;64(6):588-594. doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_262_22.

2 Nagda P, Harshe D, Karia S, Harshe S, Harshe G, Shah N, et al. A Study of Psychiatrists' Attitudes and Concerns toward the Practice and Stigma Associated with Electroconvulsive Therapy. Indian J Soc Psychiatry. 2022;38(1):45-51. doi: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_127_20.

3 Khot PV, Patil VG, Ainapur K, Harshe S, Karia S, Sousa AD, et al. Stress, anxiety, and depression among the health-care workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. Ann Indian Psychiatry. 2023;7(3):212-216. doi: 10.4103/aip.aip_125_22.

4 Sule R, Harshe D, Harshe S, Sule S, Harshe G. KC Dube Awards. Indian J Psychiatry. 2019;61(Suppl 3):S364-S378.

6 Dharmadhikari SP, Harshe SD, Bhide PP. Prevalence and Correlates of Excessive Smartphone Use among Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study. Indian J Psychol Med. 2019 Nov 11;41(6):549-555. doi: 10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_75_19. PMID: 31772442; PMCID: PMC6875846.

7 Harshe D, Karia S, Harshe S, Shah N, Harshe G, De Sousa A. Celebrity suicide and its effect on further media reporting and portrayal of suicide: An exploratory study. Indian J Psychiatry. 2016;58(4):443-447. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.196704.

8 Harshe DG, Harshe SD, Harshe GR, Harshe GG. Abdominal Epilepsy in an Adult: A Diagnosis Often Missed. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Oct;10(10):VD01-VD02. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/19873.8600. Epub 2016 Oct 1. PMID: 27891434; PMCID: PMC5121772.