OVER VIEW
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Out Patient Department & Special clinics
- In Patient Department
- Psychological assessments and Psychotherapies.
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
- Emergency Psychiatry
- Community Psychiatry
- Teaching Facilities
