Step 01
A private, judgement-free welcome
Your appointment begins with a warm, confidential welcome. Dr. Kumar explains how the session works and reassures you that everything you share stays private.
About
Meet Dr. Rajinder Kumar
Dr. Rajinder Kumar is the founder and Clinical Director of Dimaagi Mind Care and Research Centre in Channi Himmat, Jammu, and a Consultant Psychiatrist with nearly two decades of clinical, academic and leadership experience. He earned his MBBS from Government Medical College, Jammu and his MD in Psychiatry from the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi — one of Asia's oldest and most renowned centres for psychiatric education and research.
His training and service span several of India's premier institutions: junior residencies at IHBAS, Delhi and Lady Hardinge Medical College; senior residencies at PGIMS Rohtak and AIIMS, New Delhi — including the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) — and ESI-PGIMSR, New Delhi. He has also served on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Government Medical College, Jammu, currently as Assistant Professor.
At Dimaagi he leads confidential, evidence-based care for depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar disorder, sleep problems and addiction, offered online and in-clinic. His special interests are mood disorders, addiction psychiatry and community outreach, and he is the course director of Dimaagi's supervised psychology internship.
A committed educator and communicator, Dr. Kumar has delivered a TEDx talk on mood disorders, spoken on anxiety, depression and substance abuse, authored a Hindi poetry collection drawn from his memoirs, and in 2026 completed a Faculty Development Programme at NIMHANS, Bengaluru and an advanced workshop on neuromodulation.
What to expect
Your first session, step by step
Reaching out is the hardest step. Here is exactly how your first visit unfolds — private, unhurried and judgement-free, online or in-clinic.
Step 02
Understanding your story
He takes time to understand what brought you in — your concerns, mood, sleep, stress, and how things are affecting your daily life, work and relationships.
Step 03
A thorough psychiatric assessment
Using a structured, evidence-based assessment he builds a clear picture of what may be going on, and explains it in plain, jargon-free language.
Step 04
A treatment plan built with you
Together you discuss the options — talking therapy, medication where appropriate, lifestyle steps and referrals — and agree a plan that fits your goals and comfort.
Step 05
Your questions and next steps
There is time for all your questions, followed by a clear follow-up plan and simple ways to reach the clinic between visits.
Expertise
Areas of focus
- Mood disorders
- Addiction psychiatry
- Depression
- Anxiety
- OCD
- Bipolar disorder
- Sleep problems
- Community mental health
Highlights and recognition
- Author of the Hindi poetry collection आओ फिर से मिट्टी बन जाएं
- Faculty Development Programme, NIMHANS Bengaluru (2026)
- Advanced workshop on Neuromodulation in psychiatry (2026)
In his own words