Psychiatry Department

Department of Psychiatry at General hospital Ernakulam is equipped to handle all types of mental health problems. Out patient service is open on all days except Sundays, catering 50-70 patients per day. Inpatient Service is 15 bed male ward for treating Mental illness and for De-addiction.

Services Provided :

  • Outpatient Consultations
  • Consultation- Liaison Assessments
  • Medico Legal Services
  • IQ and Scholastic Assessments
  • Psychological Services & Counseling
  • Medico Legal Services
  • Alcohol & Substance De-addiction
  • Child Guidance
  • Family & Marital Therapies
  • Group Therapies
  • Yoga Therapy (Daily)
  • Alcoholic Anonymous (Fridays)
  • Tele-Psychiatry
  • Palliative Psychiatry
  • Rehabilitation Services
  • Training Programs
  1. Geriatric Clinic Mondays
  2. Suicide prevention clinic Tuesdays
  3. Disability board Thursdays 
  4. De-addiction clinic Fridays
  5. Child Psychiatry Saturdays
  6. Psychiatry and Behavioural Medicine

DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME, ERNAKULAM

ACTIVITIES

  • 20 Out Reach Clinics
  • 3 Day Care Centers
  • School Mental Health Programme
  • Sampoorna Manasika Arogyam (SMA) at FHCs
  • Aswasam Depression Clinics
  • Jeevaraksha – Suicide Prevention
  • Amma Manass – Post partum Depression Clinics
  • Coastal Mental Health
  • Tribal Mental Health
  • Stress Management
  • Trainings and IECs
  • Tele Counseling

➢OP catering 60-100 patients per day
➢ 15- 20 beneficiaries at Day Care Centers
➢ 200 – 250 Screenings /month at FHCs as part of SMA
➢ 50-60 screenings / month as part of ASWASAM

Our Dedicated Doctor's Team

Dr Daya Pascal
Sr Consultant in Psychiatry (Head of Department)

Dr Smitha L
Junior Consultant in Psychiatry

Dr 

Vinod S S
Clinical Psychologist