Soniya Hirachan
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Contact Info
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
MD, MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University (2007)
Residency, General Psychiatry, Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, DC (2013)
Fellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2014)
Summary
Professional Associations
Member of American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Research
Research Summary/Interests
Psychopathy
Publications
Masks of Identities: The Delusional Misidentification Syndromes
Carolina A. Klein, MD and Soniya Hirachan, MD: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 42:369–78, 2014
Teaching
Teaching Areas
- Psychiatry residents at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital; Medical Students at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital; Forensic Psychology fellows at Saint Peter Regional Treatment Center, Minnesota Security Hospital
- Co-Director of Mental Health Curriculum Development at Shared Minds, a non-profit Governmental organization in Nepal: Developed teaching modules for health care providers in Bayalpata hospital in Nepal
Clinical
Clinical Interests
Criminal psychopathology; Psychopathy; Sex offender treatment; Psychodynamic psychotherapy