The Department of Psychiatry is a Multidisciplinary postgraduate teaching department.

The Faculty members consist of Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologist and Psychiatric Social Workers.

The department provides all psychiatric facilities including general adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, consultation liaison psychiatry, substance use / addiction psychiatry, rehabilitation psychiatry and geriatric and perinatal psychiatric services. All these services are available in the outpatient clinic every working day, inpatient and daycare facilities.

We also have special clinics / services catering to people with alcohol dependence, attempted suicide, eating disorders, autism, mind metabolic clinic, memory clinic and geriatric clinic.

The Department has recently been awarded the best undergraduate teaching department in the country by the Indian Psychiatry Society.

Comprehensive treatment for all psychiatric illness and issues pertaining to mental well being are provided in the department including psychological assessments and therapies.

The department, apart from providing excellent clinical services and academic activities is also actively associated with research programs.