Bipolar disorders and mood disorders

Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) is a treatable illness marked by extreme changes in mood, thought, energy and behavior. It is called bipolar disorder because a person's mood can alternate between the "poles" of mania (high, elevated mood) and depression (low, depressed mood).


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Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

Psychotic disorder due to medical condition: Hallucinations, delusions, or other symptoms may happen because of another illness that affects brain function, such as a head injury or brain tumor. Paraphrenia: This condition has symptoms similar to schizophrenia. It starts late in life, when people are elderly.


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Autism spectrum disorders


Autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors.


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Co Morbid Disorders

When two disorders or illnesses occur in the same person, simultaneously or sequentially, they are described as comorbid. Comorbidity also implies interactions between the illnesses that affect the course and prognosis of both.

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PTSD


Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder. It can occur after you have gone through an extreme emotional trauma that involved the threat of injury or death.

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Panic attacks/Anxiety disorders

Stress can come from any event or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or nervous. Anxiety is a feeling of fear, unease, and worry. The source of these symptoms is not always known.

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Our Psychiatrist

Dr. Khurram Shaikh, MD is a Harvard Medical School trained, board certified psychiatrist with a passion to help adults, adolescents and children for their mental health wellbeing. He specializes in treatment of diverse psychiatric ailments like mood disorders, psychotic disorders,anxiety disorders,addiction disorder and personality disorders. Dr Shaikh is also experienced in treating psychiatric disorders of children and adolescents including ADHD, Learning disabilities and Autism spectrum disorders.
He is a staff psychiatrist with Montgomery County Mental Health Treatment facility and covers outpatient child psychiatry clinics at Texas Children’s Hospital. In past Dr. Shaikh was full time faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, The Menninger Clinic and Texas Children's Hospital.

Dr. Shaikh trained in General Psychiatry at CAMC (Charleston Area Medical Center) University of West Virginia. He completed his post residency fellowship from the prestigious Children’s Hospital Boston, the free standing pediatric hospital of Harvard Medical School specializing in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

He attended Sind Medical College, University of Karachi in Pakistan. After finishing medical school he joined faculty as an assistant professor in Forensic medicine and Toxicology at Hamdard College of medicine.
Dr.Shaikh lives with his wife and children in the neighborhood. He has a special interest in astronomy and loves visiting observatories across the country. He also enjoys outdoors and cycling.

Certified Consultent accomplisments:


  • Mentored Medical Students, Residents and Interns.
  • Conducted and contributed in research to develop a better understanding of sleep disorders.
  • Presented papers on sleep disorder at The Annual Sleep medicine conference in Maryland.
  • Organized and lead a multidisciplinary team including nursing, social workers and psychologist to understand, diagnose and treat complex patients at the ATP (Adolescent) Professionals in Crisis and COMPAS (Young adult) units, The Menninger Clinic.
  • Established a super specialty outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry clinic as part of a multi-disciplinary clinic under the umbrella of Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub Hospital.
  • Organized and started an adult and child psychiatry clinic with Federally Qualified Clinic (FAQ) program in downtown Houston.
  • Managed two regular super specialty clinics for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , mentored social workers with Texas Children's Hospital.
  • Worked closely with MHMRA in a correctional setting, running two dual diagnosis outpatient clinics.

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