Department Of Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry was established in the year 1972, one of the first General hospital Psychiatry Units. It was established in the old OPD (Puttanna Shetty Block). Currently Maintaining 30,000 outpatient files. Shifted to New Out Patient Block during the year 2011. We have 40 inpatient beds at the basement floor of Centenary Building. Started MD Psychiatry course in the year 1992. We are having 10 bedded deaddiction ward funded by Government of India as Nodal Centre as per NDPS Act 1985. Office of Karnataka State Mental Health Authority is also functioning in the same place.

We have 8 Psychiatrists, 5 Clinical Psychologists, 4 Staff Nurses and other Supporting Staffs

HOD Psychiatry is also Member Secretary of the Karnataka State Mental Health Authority implementing provisions of Mental Health Act 1987in the whole State.

 OPD works on all 7 days in a week. Emergencies attended 24 hours.

E-mail ID:- psychiatryvh@gmail.com

Facilities:-

1. Out Patient Care,
2. In Patient Care and Deaddiction,
3. Pharmacotherapy,
4. Electroconvulsive Therapy,
5. Psychotherapy,
6. Bio-Feed Back,
7. Behavioural Therapy,
8. Child Guidance Clinic &
9. Sexual Dysfunction Clinic.

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