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Psychiatry Home Departments Psychiatry

HOD & Professor of

PsychiatryDr.S.Rajarathinam. M.B.B.S., D.P.M., M.D (Psy)

Assistant Professors Dr.R.Saravana Jothi. M.D (Psy)

Dr.M.S.Jagadeesan.M.D (Psy)

Senior Resident Dr.A.P.Mythili .M.B.B.S., D.P.M.,

Information about Department of Psychiatry

Existing Staff Position

Professor of

Psychiatry1 post

Assistant Professor ofPsychiatry

2 posts

Senior Resident in

Psychiatry1 post

MCI- Requirements: - Staff Particulars

S.No. Staff Requirement Available Facilities

1Associate

Professor/Reader1 1

2 Lecturer/Asst Professor 2 2

3Tutor/Registrar/SeniorResident

1 1

4 Junior Residents 3 0

5Psychiatric social

workers2 0

6 Record Clerk 1 0

7 Clinical Psychologists 1 0

8 Steno Typists 1 0

Existing Equipments Position

MCI- Requirements : - Equipment Particulars

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S.No. Equipments Requirement Available Facilities

1 E.C.T Machine

preferably with E.E.G

monitoring.a) Brief pulse ECT

machine

b) Sine wave ECTmachine

3 312

2 E.C.G Machine. 2 2

3 E.E.G Machine. 1 1

4 Lithium Analyzer. 1 0

5BioFeed-backInstruments (sets).

1 1

6

Thin layerChromatography(For

Drug dependence

Treatment.Alcohol breath Analyzer.

Psychological Test

Equipmentsa) Projective Tests

b) Intelligence Tests

c) Personality Tests

d) Neuro psychologicalTests

1

1

44

4

4

1

1

44

4

4

Existing outdoor facilities (Out Patient Block):-

At present, the new psychiatry block accommodates, the out patient section, in-patient sectionand De-addiction section.

MCI

Requirements :- Clinical Department

Out door Facilities

S.No. Facilities Required Availability

1 Waiting room for patients and

attenders.Available

2 Record room and enquiry. Available

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3Examination and case demonstrationRoom.

Available

4 Dispensary. Available

Existing Indoor facilities (Inpatient Block):-

MCIRequirements :- Clinical DepartmentIn door Facilities

S.No. Facilities Required Availability

1 Nurse Duty Room. Available

2 Examination and Treatment Room. Available

3 Ward Pantry. Available

4Store room for linen and Other

Equipment.Available

5Resident Doctors and Students DutyRoom.

Available

6 Laboratory for Routine examinations. Common Lab Available.

7 Accommodation for other staff. Available

8 Clinical Demonstration Room. Available

9 Department library Available

10Seminar room with seating capacity of

50 students.Available

Bed Strength

MCIRequirements :-

Requirement Available Facilities

Unit Beds Unit Beds

1 40 1 40

Department Activities

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No. Cases Days Time

1 Old Cases ReviewMonday To

Saturday

From 8 AM To 10

AM

2 New Cases Including WardReferrels

Monday ToSaturday

From 10 AM To 12AM

3 Call Over CasesMonday To

Saturday

From 12 AM To 2

PM

4 Psychiatric Ward CasesMonday To

Saturday

From 8 AM To 2

PM

Special Clinics

No. Name Of The Clinic Days Time

1Organic Psychiatry &

Psychosexual DisorderMonday

From 10 AM To 12

AM

2Child and adolescence Guidance

ClinicTuesday

From 10 AM To 12

AM

3 Suicide Prevention Clinic WednesdayFrom 10 AM To 12

AM

4 Deaddiction Clinic Thursday

From 10 AM To 12

AM

5 Family Counselling Clinic FridayFrom 10 AM To 12

AM

6 Geriatric Psychiatric Clinic SaturdayFrom 10 AM To 12

AM

Types of Therapies Given

Pharmacotherapy

Psychotherapy

Supportive Psychotherapy

Interpersonal Therapy

Group Therapy

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Behavior Therapy

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Assertiveness Training

Relaxation Therapy

Self Hypnosis

Meditation

Electro Convulsive Therapy

Narco Analysis

Family Therapy

Individual Counseling

Marital Counseling

Coping Skills Development

Life Skill Education

Academic Activities - Routine

Post graduate students in Psychiatry, General Medicine, Pediatric Medicine, and obstetrics

and Gynecology are imparted training.

Post graduate students from Institute of Mental Health (IMH) are imparted training in

General hospital Psychiatry and Liaison Psychiatry.Compulsory Rotatory Resident Internees (CRRI) regularly undergo training.

Undergraduate students in Medicine are given lectures on psychiatry and they are imparted

training in clinical psychiatry Teachings for Undergraduate students include Theory classes(20 classes- one hour each) and Bedside Clinics every day for one month.

Paramedical students (nursing students) are given training in psychiatric nursing and arealso given lectures on psychiatry.

Teaching for Nursing students doing Diploma in Nursing includes theory classes (30 classes

- 1 hour each) and clinical training in Psychiatric Nursing.

The topics covered are

History of Psychiatry

Symptoms and Signs of Psychiatric Disorders

Classifications of Psychiatric Disorders

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Psychoses

Neuroses

Mood Disorders

Somatoform Disorders

Sleep Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Geriatric Psychiatry

Women and Psychiatry

Alcohol and Substance misuse psychiatry

Forensic Psychiatry

Community Psychiatry

Pharmacotherapy

Psychotherapies

Behavior Therapies

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Relaxation Therapy

Other Therapies

Academic activities & Training Programs in 2008 -09

1. The following CME programs have been conducted

Over view of Psychiatric disorders - 9.4.2009 - Dr.S.Rajarathinam

Over view of common mental disorders16.4.2009Dr.M.S.Jagadeesan

Over view of severe mental illnesses23.4.2009Dr.R.Saravanajothi

Over view of alcohol and substance misuse - 28.4.2009Dr.A.P.Mythili

Mood disturbance and ageing - 29.8.2008Dr.S.Rajarathinam

2. Symposia

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Psychiatric aspects of alcoholism - 24.12.2008

3. International day against Substance abuse and Illicit Trafficking has been celebrated on26.6.2009

Symposia : Do drugs control your life and your societyDr.R.saravanajothi.

4. World Mental Health day has been celebrated on 27.10.2009

5. Symposia on various Topics in Psychiatry have been conducted and presented by CRRI posted

in Department of Psychiatry

The Topic covered are

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Schizophrenia

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Mood Disorder

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Gad

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Stress Related Disorders

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Psychiatric Disturbances In Women

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Psychiatric Disturbances In Old Age

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Psychiatric Disturbances In Children & Adolescents

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Alcoholism And Substance Misuse

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Psychiatric Disturbances Secondary To general

medical conditions, alcohol and substance misuse and neurological disorders

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Psychosexual Dysfunction

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Psychiatric Emergencies

Clinical Evaluation & Management Of Alcoholism And Substance Misuse

6. Inauguration of Alcoholics Anonymous Programme on 28.4.2009

7. Training programme for doctors doing certificate course on diabetologylecture on

psychiatric aspects of diabeticsDR.S.Rajarathinam.

8. Under NRHM programme specility clinic in psychiatry at urban health centre at paadi has

been started on September 2009 and one psychiatrist from KMC Hospital attends the O.P

department on every Friday.

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9. Psychiatric councelling on management of stress related problems and prevention and

management of alcoholism and drug abuse has been given to 24 accident prone drivers of StateExpress Transport Corporation on 26.11.2009.

10. Psychiatric councelling on management of stress related problems and prevention and

management of alcoholism and drug abuse has been given to a batch of drivers of State ExpressTransport Corporation on 7.1.2010.

11. A new psychiatric block with inpatient and out patient facilities has been inaugurated on

16.2.2009 by the Honble Mr. M.R.K.Paneer selvam and special address was given by Principal

Secretary,Health and family welfare department MR.V.K. Subburaj.I.A.S., a book on mentaldisorders in tamil language, in the form of questions and answers, written by Professor of

Psychiatry Dr.S.Rajarathinam was released by Honble minister on the same day.

12. World mental health day - (October 10) has been celebrated on 27.10.2009 and selfhelp

group called ( THAIANBU) for the family members of Schizophrenia has been started on this

day and a book on Schizophrenia in the form of question and answers in tamil language, writtenby Dr.S.Rajarathinam has been released.

13. Screening of Transgenders in Madras District has been conducted on 17 & 18th of august2009 by a panel of doctors

Dr. Raja maheswari Prof & HoD of Uro Gynaecology,Kasthuriba Gandhi Hospital for

women and children Ch5.

DR. Jayaraman Prof &HoD of Plastic Surgery, KMC Hospital, Ch -10.

DR. S.Rajarathinam Prof & HoD Department of Psychiatry, Kmch, Ch-10.

14. under district mental health programme (dmhp) (24.8.2009 - 3.10.2009) ((3 batches for == 2weeks each )) medical officers working in primary health centres taluk head quarters and districthead quarters hospital of kanchipuram have been given training on recognition , identification

and management, severe mental, alcoholism and substance misuse.

Ongoing Development activities:-

Under National Mental Health program, a separate Psychiatric Block with all facilities

including an OP block and a ward with Bed strength of 30 was constructed and completed in2009 and functional since September 2009. Government of India had sanctioned Rs.50

Lakhs for this purpose.

Government of India had sanctioned Rs.8 Lakhs for the construction of De-addiction ward,

for the management of alcohol and substance misuse. It was constructed above the

psychiatric block in the second floor and it has bed strength 10 beds with male wardcontaining 7 patients and female ward accommodating 3 patients.

Almost all the equipments as stipulated by the MCI has been procured and are put in to use.

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The Government of Tamilnadu has provided all the latest equipments required for theevaluation and management of patients with various psychiatric problems and problems due

to Alcohol and Substance misuse. They include the following.

Psychometric equipmentsto access a persons Personality ,Intelligence conflicts,

stresses and organic pathology

Computerized BioFeed back

Digital EEG machine

Digital ECG machine

Computerized Digital Brief Pulse ECT machine

Sine Wave ECT machine

Multi behavior therapy kit

Alcohol breath analyzer

For the Evaluation and management of the patients suffering from various Psychiatric

disorders like anxiety disorders, mood disorders, sexual problems, personalitydisorders, psychoses, and alcohol and substance misuse disorders.

Proposals have been sent to government to get the required posts (Medical and Paramedical

staffsAssociate professor, Social workers, Clinical Psychologist, Staff Nurses, Male nurseassistant, Female nursing assistant, EEG technician Watchman) sanctioned and fill up the

vacancies in Staff position so that the Staff pattern conforms to MCI norms.

After the requests had been made to make available the newer drugs(Olanzapine,

Risperidone, Sertraline, Fluoxetine, Lorazapem, Clonazapem, Clobazam,

Inj.Flufphenazine,Inj Lorazapem) so that the patients have access to latest, newer

therapeutic regime which have high safety profile, TNMSC approved for the same.

Considering the millions of people suffering from various mental illnesses in Tamilnadu and

the inadequate number of psychiatrists, In addition to the efforts being taken to improve theinfrastructure, Staff strength and Equipments of the Department, Ground work is being done

to start PG courses in Psychiatry (MD - Psychiatry & DNB - Psychiatry). a proposal to start

a Post Graduate course in psychiatry , at kilpauk medical college hospital, has been sent.

Department library is being developed as part of improvement activities. New and latest

Books are being purchased both for Central Library as well as Departmental Library. Thejournal named INDIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY is subscribed for the Centrallibrary.

NGOs are being contacted and their services are being utilized for the improvement of

Department as well as its services.

Research activities are given importance and research on Para suicide among Urban

population and Prevalence of Psychiatric Illness among Diabetic patients are being carried

out.

The following Special Clinics are also conducted by this Department to provide

Comprehensive Mental Health Care and Psychiatric care in Special circumstances.

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Child guidance Clinic

Adolescence Clinic

Geriatric Clinic

Sexual Counseling Clinic

Suicide Prevention ClinicDe-addiction Clinic

Family counseling

Marital counseling

To sum up, in tune with present circumstances, needs and rising demands, the

Department of Psychiatry is undertaking all steps to improve the Quality of Academic

activities, Research activities and Clinical Services.