| Prof. BS
Chavan |
MD, MAMS |
Professor
& Head |
| Prof. Priti Arun |
MD |
Professor |
| Dr. Rachna Bhargava |
Ph.D |
Senior Lecturer, Clinical
Psychology |
| Dr. Ajeet K Sidana |
MD |
Senior Lecturer |
| Dr. Paramleen Kaur |
MD |
Senior Lecturer |
| 5 Senior Residents, 1
Clinical Psychologist, 1 Astt. Clinical Psychologist, 1 Counselor, 4 Social Worker and 1
Senior Research Associate |
The department started providing following
additional services:
- Community Outreach programme. (May 1996)
- Half way home ( April 2002)
- ECT clinic.(May 1996)
- De-addiction Clinic.(April 1997)
- Psychosexual Clinic.(April 1997)
- Behaviour Therapy Laboratory.(July 1997)
- Child Guidance Clinic (December 1998)
- District Mental Health Programme( November 2001)
The department is soon going to start the following
services :
- Community Day Care Centre
- De-addiction Centre
- Genetic Lab. at GIMRC
- Implementation of Grameen Punarvas Yojna under NPRPD
- Suicide Prevention Help Line
From the very beginning, department has given
priority to Human Resource Development (HRD) in the field of Psychiatry. Department
started training programme for the nurses and psychology students.
The first clinical attaché (clinical psychology) joined the
department in September 1998. So far 21 clinical attaches have received practical
experience in area of clinical psychology.
The Department took over the Govt. Institute for Mentally Retarded Children (GIMRC),
Sector 32, in December 1998. Training facilities for mentally retarded children and their
families have been improved Psychological and psychiatric assessment and interventions
have been started in the premises of GIMRC.
SERVICES
a) At OPD level
(Upto Year 2000)
Name
of Service |
Days
& Timings |
Total
Cases Examined |
| Adult Psychiatry Clinic |
Everyday |
60707 |
| Child Guidance Clinic |
Thursday (AN) |
2015 |
| De-addiction Clinic |
Tuesday (FN) |
3424 |
| Psychosexaul Clinic |
Monday (AN) |
1574 |
| Community Clinic |
Tuesday (Daddu Majra) |
1427 |
| Thursday (Maloya) |
806 |
| Saturday (Palsaura) |
3204 |
b) Psychiatry Ward:
Ward has 30 beds Facilities and
activities include daily morning prayer and exercises, recreational facilities consisting
of television, indoor games, book/magazines/newspaper and weekly staff meetings with
patients and their relatives. Psychiatric patients and patients of alcohol and drug
dependence who are unmanageable at home are admitted in the ward for short periods.
c) Community
Clinic:
Regular services, three times a week
(Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) at Daddu Majra, Maloya and Palsaura Village
respectively are provided by the Department of Psychiatry. Clinic provides comprehensive
services for patients of drug and alcohol dependence and mental illnesses.
d) Clinical
Psychology Services:
It includes both psycho-diagnostic and
therapeutic services by a consultant, clinical psychologist, play therapist, assistant
clinical psychologist and counsellor. Department has carried out 3385 diagnostic tests and
has provided therapy to 7231 patients.
e) Consultation
Liasion services:
Department is providing 24 hours
services for psychiatry emergencies as well as routine psychiatric consultations for
inpatients and outpatients of other specialities.
f) Community
outreach Services:
Department is taking active
participation in community education and outreach activities. Following camps and have
been organized:
- De-addiction Camps :May 1997 and November 1998, November
1999, July 2000
- Mental Retardation Awareness Camp : August 1999 (One day),
April 2000 (one day)
- De-toxification camp : June 2000 (One day)
- Symposium on adolescent sex education on 18.5.2001.
- Press Conference on World Mental Health Day 10.10.2002
- Painting competition amongst School children on
International Day against Drug abuse and illicit trafficking on 26.06.2002
- Workshop on Austin on 4th & 5th July
2003
g) Govt. Institute
for Mentally Retarded Children (GIMRC):
At the moment, Govt. Institute for
Mentally Retarded Children has 280 children on roll and is providing following services:
- Teaching by special educator.
- Vocational training in chalk making , caning, bread, bakery
products, tailoring, masala grinding and envelop making
- Recreational activities.
- Day Care
- Rehabilitation of mentally ill and mentally challenged
- Hostel for boys
- Free medical treatment.
- MR and early intervention Clinic
- Training of parents of Mentally Retarded Children.
- Counselling.
Training of trainers organized by rehabilitation
council of India at Saket Hospital, Panchkula.
Training of Medical Officers and teachers in the area
of mental retardation. They will subsequently train other categories of staff sponsored by
WHO
- Diploma in vocational Training and employment ( Mental
retardation :- the institute is running 1 year
- Diploma in vocational Training and employment ( Mental
retardation :- the institute is running since July 2002
Further detail about GIMRC can be found on website
www.gimrc.nic.in
h) Research work and
publication include projects (funded and non-funded) both by faculty and other
staff:
Department has published 51 national and International papers. Department is
actively participating in various conferences and CME. Department has taken following
funded and non-funded research projects.
- Knowledge and attitude towards ECT.
- Prevalence of Smoking in Hospital Staff.
- Level of stress in resident doctors and medical students.
- Follow up study of patients treated in camp setting.
- Study of dropped out cases.
- Follow-up of patients whose diagnosis was deferred on first
contact.
- Study of burden of mental retardation.
- Study of Psychopathology in children suffering from Atopic
Dermatitis (in collaboration with Department of Dermatology).
- Study of epidemiology of substance use disorders in rural
areas and JJ colonies of Union Territory of Chandigarh.
- Study of compliance and effect of psychological intervention
in patients of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (in collaboration with department of Chest &
TB).
- Study of quality of marital life of psychiatric patients.
- Comparitive study of temperament and psycho-pathology in
children of working and non working mothers.
- Clinical study of patients referred from Burail Jail.
- Study of factors preventing relapse in treated addicts.
- Study of late onset schizophrenia.
- Study of 'Nil Psychiatric' cases.
- Study of reasons for non compliance in psychiatric and non
psychiatric patients.
- Study of reasons for not seeking treatment in alcoholics and
drug dependents.
- factors Associated with suicide in Chandigarh
- Study of abstinent rates in substance use
- Psychiatric profile of patients attending the general
emergency
Department has been actively involved in developing health
educative material on mental disorders. This also includes write ups and articles in
leading Newspapers and magazines. So far, more than 30 articles have been written in
papers and magazines of vernacular languages.
i) Teaching:
Department has given a very high
priority for teaching undergraduate medical students.100 hour of training provided to
Medical undergraduates. It includes both theory lecture and practical clinical
classes
j) Important
achievement of the faculty and staff :
Prof.B.S.Chavan has been awarded WHO Fellowship in the
area of Community based De-addiction services.
Prof.B.S.Chavan has been awarded membership of National
Academy of Medical Sciences.
Prof. B.S. Chavan has acquired diploma in Hospital
Administration.
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