Dr. Omar Murtaza Sheikh
Author and medical reviewer
Consultant psychiatrist. Fifteen years treating depression, anxiety, OCD and PTSD.
MD. MCPS in Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. Registered and verified with the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.
Background
Dr. Omar Murtaza Sheikh is a consultant psychiatrist with fifteen years in clinical practice. He heads the psychiatry department at Waleed General Hospital in Mansehra and also sees patients at his own clinic in Abbottabad.
His work covers the full range of adult mental health, from common conditions such as depression and anxiety through to schizophrenia and substance use. He practises across both medication management and psychotherapy rather than one alone, and his stated clinical interests are psychotherapy, anxiety, depression and OCD.
He also publishes public education material on mental health through his YouTube channel and Facebook page, including talks on subjects such as schizophrenia awareness.
Clinical focus
- Depression and mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Sleep disorders and insomnia
- Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders
- Substance use
- Psychotherapy
What he writes here
Dr. Sheikh writes and reviews the psychological and medical articles on this site. That includes the main broken bone theory guide, all four evidence pages, and the material on invisible pain.
Pages that cover religious or spiritual belief carry a different byline. A psychiatric qualification does not make someone an authority on scripture or spiritual practice, and we do not pretend otherwise. Our editorial policy explains how we divide this.
Dr. Sheikh practises in Pakistan. Psychiatry is the same discipline everywhere, and the conditions discussed on this site do not change by country. Where a page names a crisis line or a health service, those are chosen for the reader rather than the author, which is why our resources page lists services by country.
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