For people dealing with a range of emotional, behavioral and psychological issues, the psychiatry department offers comprehensive mental health care. The Department is dedicated to the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental health disorders as well as addressing the complex interplay between mental and physical health. It serves as both a clinical care center for patients with mental health problems and an academic hub for training future psychiatrists and medical students. Its functions extend beyond treating mental disorders to include prevention, education, advocacy, and integration of mental health into overall healthcare.
Important services included:
- Comprehensive Evaluation: Thorough assessments to evaluate mental health and diagnose mental health disorders.
- Medication management: Prescription and monitoring of psychiatric medications for effective symptom control.
- De-addiction treatment: Holistic management of alcohol and substance use disorder, which also includes ICU care if required.
- Crisis intervention: immediate support and intervention for acute mental health crisis as well as 24 hours emergency services for mental health disorders.
- Support for chronic conditions: Management of long-term mental health issues as well as chronic psychiatric disorders.
- Patient and family Education: providing education and awareness about mental health conditions and treatment options.
- Integration with General Healthcare: Collaboration with multi-specialty healthcare professionals for providing holistic patient centered care with focus on mind-body connection.
- Preventive Mental Health: preventive approach to mental health issues with early detection and intervention strategies as well as stigma reduction and resilience building programs.
- Educational role: offering foundational education to medical students about mental health, training and mentoring future psychiatrists as well as continued education through seminars and workshops.
Dr Anjana karmacharya
Orthopedics
