Overview

The Department of Psychiatry treats with all kinds of behavioral and emotional problems which include child psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, substance dependency, mood disorders such as dysthymia and depression, and anxiety spectrum disorders. The consultants take a detailed psychiatric history, mental status examination and perform a psychological evaluation of patients. Pharma-therapy and counseling services are provided to patients and attendants by therapists and counselors. With the help of the faculty of Choithram College of Nursing, we have started a Multi-Disciplinary Behaviour Intervention Unit for the benefit of patients. The Department of Psychiatry provides the following services:

• De-addiction Programme
• Stress Management
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Neuropsychiatry – evaluation and treatment for patients with organic brain lesions
• Outpatient Behavioural Services
• Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment
• Pharmacotherapy (individual & group therapy)
• Milieu Treatment