Psychiatry is the branch of medicine focused on the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, prevention of mental, emotional, behavioral and substance use disorders.

·       The Department of Psychiatry is trained in Disaster Management, an aspect rare in most institutions.

·       Specialists treat all psychiatric problems, anxiety neurosis, MDPs

·       Undergraduates come to this department for a month clinical posting. They mostly learn through observation and discussions.

·       At the UG level, students are required to undertake proper history taking, primary patient care and look after both inpatients as well as outpatients under the supervision of specialists.

·       Most of their learning also comes from the fact that the department organizes district mental healthcare centers and day care centers for patients.

·       We also have facilities for de-addiction for alcoholic patients.