Department of Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry came into existence in 1996. The department is located in the Hospital building. We have all the required infra-structure, staff and space as per norms laid down by MCI for conducting UG Courses – 100 Students.

OUR VISION

• To provide psychiatric care to community in terms of awareness, screening, diagnosis, treatment , rehabilitation and prevention of psychiatric disorders
• To be a centre of excellence in training medical professionals in psychiatry, patient care and quality research in the field of mental health.

OUR MISSION

• Conduct research that deepens our understanding of the development, pathophysiology, and prevention of psychiatric illness.
• Provide outstanding mental health education and multidisciplinary training to the next generation of healthcare providers and investigators
• Goals and Objectives
• The aim of teaching undergraduate student in psychiatry is to impart such knowledge skills that may enable a student to diagnose and treat common psychiatric disorders, handle psychiatric emergencies and to refer cases for comprehensive management under specialists care whenever necessary.
• To plan and develop community psychiatric services in collaboration with department of community medicine.
• To do quality research in clinical psychiatry and participate in research in basic neurosciences in collaboration with other disciplines.
• Provide high quality training in psychiatry and mental health.
• Espouse and impact the virtues of professional ethics and moral standards in training , research and practice.
• Promote evidence based health care provision.
• Promote creative and inventive research for the benefit of mankind.
• Nurture responsible professionalism through a culture of mentorship.

Services Provided

• Out Patient Department & Special clinics
• In Patient Department
• Psychological assessments and Psychotherapies
• Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
• Emergency Psychiatry 
• Community Psychiatry 
• Teaching Facilities