Dr Ramanathan Elayaperumal
Dr Ram (Dr Ramanathan Elayaperumal) is an experienced General Adult Psychiatrist in Colchester, Essex offering expert treatment for a wide range of mental health conditions, including stress disorders, anxiety disorders, depressive illness, psychosis and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). He runs his private clinic at the Oaks Hospital, Colchester, Essex
Based At
NHS base
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
GMC Number
6083429
Clinic Timetable
Monday EVE plus ad hoc appointments
Clinical interests
Known as Dr Ram, Dr Ramanathan Elayaperumal is a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry.
Dr Ram offers private treatment for a wide range of adult mental health conditions, including assessment and management of Adult ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), stress disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), depressive illness and psychosis. Dr Ram has admitting rights to Priory Hospital Chelmsford.
Dr Ram provides expert treatment for a wide range of adult mental health conditions, including:
- Assessment and management of Adult ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Stress disorders: acute stress reaction; adjustment disorder with depressive symptoms; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Anxiety disorders: panic attacks; social phobia, generalised anxiety disorder; agoraphobia
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Depressive illness: recurrent depression; stress-related depression; neurotic depression; endogenous depression; mixed anxiety and depression
- Bipolar affective disorder (manic depressive illness): mania; hypomania; depression; sub-syndromal depression; mixed affective disorder
- Psychosis and related disorders: schizophrenia; schizoaffective disorder; drug induced psychosis; stress-induced psychosis; psychotic depression
- Personality disorders: emotionally unstable (borderline) personality disorder
- Sleep and anger problems
- Alcohol related illness
Dr Ram has a special interest in the diagnosis and management of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders including social anxiety/social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), and panic attacks.
Treatment includes:
Comprehensive psychiatric assessment – Dr Ram will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health and GMC guidelines and will send you a copy of the full assessment (you can opt out if you do not wish to have a copy of the assessment)
Prescribing mental health medications including antidepressants, anxiolytics, hypnotics, sedatives, antipsychotics, and mood stabilisers. Dr Ram will explain the purpose, benefits and likely side effects of the medications and will work with you collaboratively enabling you to make an informed choice. Dr Ram will carefully choose the medications appropriate for your problems bearing in mind the current evidence base, response to the medications in the past, side effects, concurrent physical health problems, pregnancy and breast feeding (where applicable) and drug-drug interactions (monitoring response to treatment)
Dr Ram uses various psychological techniques in his practice:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression and anxiety disorders
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy for OCD
- Systematic desensitisation for social anxiety/phobia
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) therapy for PTSD
- Mindfulness
- Relaxation/breathing exercise
Dr Ram will refer to you a psychologist/therapist/counselling service where appropriate and necessary
Dr Ram does not carry out:
- Learning Disability assessments
- Assessments for Autism/ Autistic Spectrum Disorder/Aspergers
- Dementia Assessments
- Mental Capacity assessments or Testamentary capacity
- Medicolegal reports
Please click here to see Dr Ram’s reviews by patients/carers.
Professional Memberships
General Medical Council (GMC)
Royal College of Psychiatrists British Medical Association
Medical Protection Society
Academic Background
Dr Ram graduated from The Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University in 2000 and completed his MD in Psychiatry at the same institution in 2005. He became a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK 2009.
Dr Ram completed his higher specialty training in General Adult Psychiatry at North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust within the East of England Deanery, gaining his Certificate of Completion of Training in General Adult Psychiatry from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2012. He worked as a Consultant Psychiatrist for the Home Treatment Team with Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust from 2012 to 2024. Since May 2024, Dr Ram’s focus is on his private practice.
In addition to being a Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Ram was a Royal College Tutor and was responsible for the organisation and delivery of education, high-quality training and learning opportunities for post graduate trainees in psychiatry within Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Ram regularly gives talks to GPs on subjects such as ADHD, antidepressants, bipolar affective disorder, and anxiety disorder.
Dr Ram’s research work for his MD in Psychiatry resulted in his dissertation ‘Comparative study of aggressive behaviour among schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder – mania.’
Based at
NHS base
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
GMC Number
6083429
Clinic Timetable
Monday EVE plus ad hoc appointments
Clinical interests
Known as Dr Ram, Dr Ramanathan Elayaperumal is a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry.
Dr Ram offers private treatment for a wide range of adult mental health conditions, including assessment and management of Adult ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), stress disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), depressive illness and psychosis. Dr Ram has admitting rights to Priory Hospital Chelmsford.
Dr Ram provides expert treatment for a wide range of adult mental health conditions, including:
- Assessment and management of Adult ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Stress disorders: acute stress reaction; adjustment disorder with depressive symptoms; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Anxiety disorders: panic attacks; social phobia, generalised anxiety disorder; agoraphobia
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Depressive illness: recurrent depression; stress-related depression; neurotic depression; endogenous depression; mixed anxiety and depression
- Bipolar affective disorder (manic depressive illness): mania; hypomania; depression; sub-syndromal depression; mixed affective disorder
- Psychosis and related disorders: schizophrenia; schizoaffective disorder; drug induced psychosis; stress-induced psychosis; psychotic depression
- Personality disorders: emotionally unstable (borderline) personality disorder
- Sleep and anger problems
- Alcohol related illness
Dr Ram has a special interest in the diagnosis and management of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders including social anxiety/social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), and panic attacks.
Treatment includes:
Comprehensive psychiatric assessment – Dr Ram will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health and GMC guidelines and will send you a copy of the full assessment (you can opt out if you do not wish to have a copy of the assessment)
Prescribing mental health medications including antidepressants, anxiolytics, hypnotics, sedatives, antipsychotics, and mood stabilisers. Dr Ram will explain the purpose, benefits and likely side effects of the medications and will work with you collaboratively enabling you to make an informed choice. Dr Ram will carefully choose the medications appropriate for your problems bearing in mind the current evidence base, response to the medications in the past, side effects, concurrent physical health problems, pregnancy and breast feeding (where applicable) and drug-drug interactions (monitoring response to treatment)
Dr Ram uses various psychological techniques in his practice:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression and anxiety disorders
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy for OCD
- Systematic desensitisation for social anxiety/phobia
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) therapy for PTSD
- Mindfulness
- Relaxation/breathing exercise
Dr Ram will refer to you a psychologist/therapist/counselling service where appropriate and necessary
Dr Ram does not carry out:
- Learning Disability assessments
- Assessments for Autism/ Autistic Spectrum Disorder/Aspergers
- Dementia Assessments
- Mental Capacity assessments or Testamentary capacity
- Medicolegal reports
Please click here to see Dr Ram’s reviews by patients/carers.
Professional Memberships
General Medical Council (GMC)
Royal College of Psychiatrists British Medical Association
Medical Protection Society
Academic Background
Dr Ram graduated from The Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University in 2000 and completed his MD in Psychiatry at the same institution in 2005. He became a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK 2009.
Dr Ram completed his higher specialty training in General Adult Psychiatry at North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust within the East of England Deanery, gaining his Certificate of Completion of Training in General Adult Psychiatry from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2012. He worked as a Consultant Psychiatrist for the Home Treatment Team with Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust from 2012 to 2024. Since May 2024, Dr Ram’s focus is on his private practice.
In addition to being a Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Ram was a Royal College Tutor and was responsible for the organisation and delivery of education, high-quality training and learning opportunities for post graduate trainees in psychiatry within Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Ram regularly gives talks to GPs on subjects such as ADHD, antidepressants, bipolar affective disorder, and anxiety disorder.
Dr Ram’s research work for his MD in Psychiatry resulted in his dissertation ‘Comparative study of aggressive behaviour among schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder – mania.’