CLINICAL - Psychiatry Department

Introduction

The Students get to learn the most modern psychological techniques that are being used all over the world to diagnose, treat and guide patients. Psychiatry Department comprises Psychiatrists, clinical Psychologist and a Social worker,out patient rooms,Indoor wards, different instruments to treat and diagnose patients.

 

Curriculum

Undergraduate students are provided concept base in the science of psychiatry through a  teaching program that balances theory and clinical demonstration. The students are given clinical postings in the fifth semester for duration of 15 days to learn history taking and treatment modality.
Post graduates (MD) students are admitted each year for their MD course which is recognized by MCI.

 

The outpatient department receives patients from all walks of life, with problems that range from minor mental disturbances to major disorders. Faculty members actively provide child guidance,family counseling,marital counseling,psychosexual counselling as well as suicide prevention services and consultation.Lectures are conducted on stress management for the industrial population. The department also has inpatient facilities with 30 beds. Special care is taken for addiction cases and motivational counseling.

Apart from routine, we also have:

• ECT
• EEG
• Bio-feed back
• Relaxation therapies
• Psychological tests
• Indoor for drug de-addiction/Mentally disturbed patient
• Specialty clinic along with routine OPD

 

Research and Consultancy

The department is involved in ongoing research on "Stress and management". Another research study on the "Prevalence of Obsessions and Compulsions in west U.P. Students and faculty members actively participate and present papers in conferences, seminars and Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program

The CME involves a series of debates, seminars and talks on recent medical developments and future course of psychiatry as a science. During World AIDS Day, for instance, the "Psychiatric Aspects of HIV/AIDS" was taken up and backed by a talk on counseling.

Knowledge Exchange

At SIMS, the faculty and students attend conferences and seminars on a variety of topics to stay up-to-date in the field. Inter-departmental exchange of views is promoted through post graduate seminar. In psychiatry post graduate students are keep to present seminars case presentations etc..

Facilities

The outpatient department receives patients from all walks of life, with problems that range from minor mental disturbances to major disorders. Faculty members actively provide child guidance as well as suicide prevention services and consultation. They also conduct lectures on stress management for the industrial population. The department also has inpatient facilities with 30 beds. Special care is taken for addiction cases and motivational counseling.

Apart from routine, we also have:

• ECT
• EEG
• Bio-feed back
• Relaxation therapies
• Psychological tests
• Indoor for drug de-addiction/Mentally disturbed patient
• Specialty clinic along with routine OPD

Faculty

NAME	Designation	Qualification	Contact
Dr.Prakash chandra	Prof& HOD
Dr.Rakesh bansal	Assoc.Prof
Dr.Amiya Banerjee	Asst.Prof