Psychiatry

One stop centre for Common Mental Disorders to Severe Mental Disorders treatment

The Department of Psychiatry is one of the most important departments in the Hospital for Mental Health, Ahmedabad. This Department boasts of a strong team of subject expert professionals from a clinical perspective for the management of people diagnosed with mental disorders.

Services

Diagnosis of the mental disorders.
Evaluation of the status of the potential patient, evaluation of treatment options and re-evaluation and arriving at the prescribed and optimal treatment of the patient.
Extend support for treatment of geriatric patients by memory assessment, non-pharmacological interventions for Alzheimer and other neuro-cognitive disorders, psychiatric symptoms management in neurological disorders etc.
Provide Child and Adolescent psychiatry services for ADHD, Autism, Intellectual disability etc, certification and management, behaviour therapy, sensory therapy etc.
Deliver pharmacological management and motivational therapy for deaddiction
Provide Forensic services for the cases referred by law and Honourable Courts, conduct assessments and advise management opinions and report to the Honourable Courts.
Facilitate rehabilitation of patients with mental illness by referring them to the appropriate division to facilitate the treatment.
Issue medical certificate and disability certificate to the patients.
Prepare the inpatient for discharge, counsel and encourage them to continue the treatment regime post discharge.
Counselling of patients and their family members and create awareness to help them cope with any possible and potential scenarios.
Guide patients for Legal counsel on social and therapeutic aspects of mental disorders.
Provide managerial support and oversee financial aspects of Occupational Therapy department
Provide Brain Stimulation Treatment like ECT to the patients
Conduct trainings and lectures for clinical placement for students of psychiatry