Overview
The department Psychiatry is a branch of medicine which deals with the diagnosis, investigations, treatment and causes of disorders of the higher functions (psychological functions) of the brain. Such disorders of the brain will produce abnormal behavior and abnormal experience as major symptoms. Like in other divisions of medicine in psychiatry too there are many kinds of disorders with characteristic clinical manifestations, diagnostic features, management options and course and outcome. There remains no more mystery or opprobrium about modern psychiatry, psychiatric disorders and psychiatric patients. Most of the psychiatric disorders are eminently treatable. Early diagnosis and early treatment are very important for better outcome of the disorders.
Psychiatry as a division of medicine in the general hospital of the Father Muller Charitable Institutions came in to existence in 1966. It began with an outpatient department and a modest inpatient facility for 25 beds. Dr. K. Sudhakar Shetty is our first psychiatrist. The postgraduate department of psychiatry with modern facilities came in to existence in 1993. Over the years there have been remarkable progress and the department has developed in to one of the best postgraduate training centers in Karnataka with excellent general hospital and mental hospital facilities for patient care.
Vision
- To render the best possible clinical care for all psychiatric patients in all settings.
- To render excellent training for postgraduate and undergraduate students.
- To make substantial contribution to knowledge through research.
Mission
- To convince our colleagues that Psychiatry is a legitimate and important branch of Medicine.
- To remove the mystery and opprobrium about psychiatry.
- To make them competent to deal effectively with psychiatric patients. (NMHP 1984).
Facilities Available
| Outpatient Department. |
| Emergency Service Division. |
| Inpatient Facility. |
| De addiction Department. |
| Day Care Facility. |
| Office of the Department. |
Our Doctors
PSYCHIATRY
| SL.No | Head of the Department | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sripathy Bhat | 1993 to 2000 |
| 2 | Dr. K. Krishnamurthy | 01.01.2001 to 30.04.2011 |
| 3 | Dr. P. John Mathai | 01.05.2011 to 02.10.2016 |
| 4 | Dr. Safeekh A.T. | 03.10.2016 to to 15.12.2020 |
| 5 | Dr. Supriya Hedge Aroor | 16.12.2020 to till Date |
POSTGRADUATES - RANK HOLDERS
| SL.No | NAME | AWARD | YEAR | AUTHORITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sandeep Alex | 1st Rank | 2007 | R.G.U.H.S |
| 2 | Dr. Aruna G | 1st Rank | 2008 | R.G.U.H.S |
| Shri Kateel Appu Pai Manasa | "2018(Best out going MD candidate)" | "Indian Psychiatric Society Karnataka State" | ||
| 3 | Dr. Anupama Zeena Sequeira | 1st Rank | 2011 | R.G.U.H.S |
| 4 | Dr. Preethi Rebello | 2nd Rank | 2017 | R.G.U.H.S |
| 5 | Dr. Karthika Johnson | 4 th Rank, M.D Psychiatry | 2019 | R.G.U.H.S |
| 6 | Dr. Sanop Jacob Mammen | 6 th Rank, M.D Psychiatry | 2019 | R.G.U.H.S |
| 7 | Dr. Sriraksha R Nayak | 2 nd Rank, DPM Psychiatry | 2020 | R.G.U.H.S |
| 8 | Dr. Manisha Sharma | 7 th Rank, M.D Psychiatry | 2020 | R.G.U.H.S |
| 9 | Dr. Pankhuri Monga | 1st Rank, M.D Psychiatry | 2021 | R.G.U.H.S |
| 10 | Dr. Aarshie Koul | 2nd Rank, M.D Psychiatry | 2021 | R.G.U.H.S |
| 11 | Dr. Priyanka Renita Dsouza | 3 rd Rank, M.D Psychiatry | 2021 | R.G.U.H.S |
| 12 | Dr. P Vyshali | 5th Rank , M.D Psychiatry | 2022-2023 | R.G.U.H.S |
