Department Of
Psychiatry
The department of psychiatry provides Teaching and Learning training for both undergraduate and postgraduate students as per the guidelines of NMC. We provide services for both inpatients and outpatients attending psychiatry opd. This department has 40 beds with well-specialized equipments like ECT, EEG, and Biofeedback for patient care. This department provides psychiatric services all days of the week. We also have an exclusive patient library in the ward as a best practice for all the inpatients who require long term stay in the ward.
Our department conducts awareness programmes on suicide prevention and mental health awareness for school students, college students, and the general public every year. The department has well-trained and well-experienced faculty members, a clinical psychologist and a psychiatric social worker. The department conducts periodic guest lectures, public awareness lectures, and CME programmes on World Suicide Prevention Day, World Mental Health Day,World no Tobacco Day every year.
Our department encourages research activities among students and faculty. The department of psychiatry provides career guidance to students and provides emotional and psychological support for the students, staff and faculty. Our department also conducts communication skills workshops for interns and postgraduate students every year, participates in foundation course training for first-year MBBS students, and also does mental health assessments for all first-year MBBS students.
The department offers excellent teaching-learning methods to students with video playbacks, problem-based learning, bedside teaching and clinical demonstrations. The department has an exclusive deaddiction ward “Raksha” for substance-dependent patients. The department provides novel outpatient and inpatient treatment for psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and substance use disorders.
Academic Profile
Department of Psychiatry conducts clinical classes for UG students (MBBS) and offers 15 days mandatory clinical postings for CRRI. We conduct workshops on soft-skill training, including communication skill training, for MBBS students every year. In addition to the above, we offer a PG course in our department (MD Psychiatry). We conduct small group teaching activities like seminars, topic discussions, journal clubs and clinical case presentations for PG students.Department of Psychiatry offers six weeks of clinical training and 45 hours of teaching for UG students (MBBS) as per NMC CBME Curriculum. The department also provides 15 days of compulsory clinical postings for CRRI. We conduct workshops on soft-skill training, including communication skill training, for MBBS students every year. In addition to the above, we offer PG course in our department (MD Psychiatry) with an yearly intake of 5 students. The MD Psychiatry degree offered by our college is recognized by NMC. We conduct small group teaching activities like seminars, topic discussions, journal clubs,bedside teaching and clinical case presentations for PG students during their training in MD Psychiatry.
Best Practices:
- Exclusive In-Patient Library (Patient care) – Total of 80 books to benefit patients and caregivers during their hospital stay.
- Recognition for Patient and Caregivers (Patient care) –BEST CARE GIVER Award is given to care giver of the patients who has made a real difference in patients with severe mental illness and “ Achiever award ”,is given to patients who have quit substance use with treatment and maintain sobriety for a year.
Unique Features Of The Department:
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- Neuropsychological assessment with psychometric tools
- Screening and Assessment of patients with rating scales and questionnaires
- SMS reminders for out-patients
- Organising Alcoholic Anonymous Group meetings.
- 24*7 suicide prevention Tele Helpline
