Psychiatry Department

The Department of Psychiatry is an essential part of the hospital.

This department extends the following services –

OPD services- experts are available in OPD from 8 am- 5.10 pm (Mon- Fri) and 8 am- 12.40 pm (Sat).

The following psychiatric disorders are offered treatment here-

• Psychotic disorders like schizophrenia

• Affective disorders like depression, bipolar disorder

• Anxiety disorders like OCD, phobia etc

• Substance related problems like alcohol, cannabis etc

• Organic psychiatric disorders like post head injury , post stroke psychiatric problems

• Sleep related problems

• Sexual problems

• Academic and behavioral problems of children and adolescents including intellectual disability, autism, ADHD etc

• Geriatric problems like dementia

• Other problems like headache, adjustment problems, psychosomatic disorders etc.

Apart from OPD services, 24 hours psychiatric on call facility, psychological assessment and counselling, consultation liaison psychiatry are also available.

Electroencephalography is done both for OPD as well as indoor patients. The department is also involved in research and training activities. Regular lectures are delivered by departmental faculty in CMEs and staff training programmes.

Doctors In Department