Dr. Madhura Godbole - Doctor Profile
Dr. Madhura Godbole

Dr. Madhura Godbole

Child Psychiatrist and Deaddiction Specialist

Education:
MBBS ( BJ Government Medical College, Pune )
MD Psychiatry ( TNMC & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai)
DNB Psychiatry

Expertise: Child Psychiatry and De-Addiction Services

Hi, I’m Dr. Madhura. I have always been passionate about the human brain and curious to learn more about human behavior. I believe in a holistic approach to treatment. In addition to general psychiatry, I have experience of working in a school’s mental health clinic on the cases of ADHD, learning disabilities, autism, and childhood depression. Besides being a psychiatrist, I enjoy teaching, reading, and dancing.

Overall Experience

My overall experience showcases a strong proficiency in diagnosing and treating ADHD and related psychiatric conditions across different age groups and genders. I effectively identify the root causes of various symptoms, such as attention deficits, hyperactivity, and substance use, and employ a comprehensive treatment approach.
This includes medication, psychoeducation for patients and families, and tailored therapies like motivation enhancement and cognitive-behavioural strategies. Through these interventions, my patients experienced significant improvements in attention, reduction in substance cravings, and overall mental well-being, demonstrating the doctor's commitment to holistic and individualized patient care.
600+

patients treated successfully!

Conditions/Diseases I Treat
  • ADHD - hyperactivity, inability to focus
  • Autism
  • Academic difficulty
  • Learning disability
  • Emotional issues
  • Childhood depression, anxiety
  • Temper tantrums
De-addiction services
  • Chewing tobacco and smoking cessation
  • Alcohol de-addiction
  • Behavioural addiction - Gambling, Gaming addiction, Sexual addiction
  • Other substance abuse
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Insomnia
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Dementia

Brief about service

Deaddiction

Deaddiction treatment is a comprehensive approach to addressing substance or alcohol abuse and dependency with a combination of psychological and medical interventions designed to help individuals overcome their addiction and regain control of their lives to live to the fullest. The first step in deaddiction treatment is typically detoxification, which involves gradually weaning the individual off the addictive substance while managing withdrawal symptoms.

Case Studies

Case 1

16 year, Male child always had issues with focusing in school. It would be difficult for him to complete assignments on time. His room would be disorganised. Parents perceived the child as lazy and sent the child to boarding school to discipline the child. Further, the child has an episode of depression which the child described as I don't feel happy, I can't feel anything and I don't enjoy the things I enjoyed before.
Take home message - Consulting a psychiatrist is very important if your child is hyperactive, has attention issues, or has poor organisation skills. Boarding school is not the solution. Untreated ADHD increases the risk of depression, anxiety and other psychiatric conditions.
The child was treated for ADHD and depression. Parents were psychoeducated about the condition and the child is doing good.

Case 2

28 year, male, a doctor by profession always had difficulty in concentrating in class . When he started to prepare for post graduate entrance exam he started worrying as he could not complete his targets while preparing for the entrance. He started smoking to cope with the anxiety.
Take home message - With good intelligence, many can keep functioning with struggles for many years. But they function at suboptimal levels. Attention deficits may be noticed when cognitive demands increase. Untreated ADHD increases the risk of substance use like nicotine, alcohol, cannabis and others.
The patient was started on medications, following which he noticed a drastic improvement in his attention and did not crave smoking.

FAQs

No, all psychiatry medications are not addictive. Taking medications under the supervision of a Psychiatrist is absolutely safe.

Psychiatric disorders are medical conditions like any other medical condition. Having a psychiatric condition is not anyone's fault or a moral weakness

Addiction is a medical condition. It does not mean you are weak. And you can overcome it with treatment

Yes. There are medications that reduce cravings and strategies to manage cravings.

Untreated ADHD can increase the risk of the child developing depression, and anxiety later in life owing to increased cognitive demands. It also increases the risk of developing addiction later in life.