PSYCHIATRY
In this ever changing and evolving social and cultural milieu and ever progressing scientific understanding of the brain and behaviour the role of Mental health center also is changing and demanding. Dr. A.V.Baliga Memorial hospital Established in 2003 with a mission to offer “psychiatry to Door step” type of facility and service which was the need of the hour. Dr,A.V.Baliga Memorial Hospital today has speciality centres of excellence evolved with specific therapeutic program to suit the needy person with mental health problems while a team of mental health professionals strive with family for quality life leading.
In our Psychiatry Department, importance is given to increasing awareness and decreasing the stigma associated with Mental Illness. We have a team of eminent Psychiatrists and Social Workers, well qualified in the field of mental health and capable of guiding and assisting people with their problems.
Psychiatric disorders we treat:
- General Anxiety disorders
- Major and Minor Depression
- Alcohol Dependence Syndrome
- Behavioral Addiction
- Substance Abuse disorders
- Tobacco Addiction
- Panic disorders
- Obsessive and Compulsive disorders
- Social Phobia
- Post Traumatic Stress disorder
- Bipolar Affective disorder
- Major Psychiatric illnesses like Schizophrenia, Schizo-affective disorders, Delusional disorders, Psychosis etc.
- Geriatric conditions like Dementia (Alzheimer’s disease)
- Adolescent problems like conduct and behavioral problems
- Learning disabilities (Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia)
- Children’s problems like Autism, Academic problems, Hyperactivity disorders and other psychological problems
Services offered
- Outpatient psychiatric evaluation and treatment
- Inpatient psychiatric care and rehabilitation
- Intensive care in psychiatric emergencies
- Long stay psychiatric rehabilitation
- Both inpatient and outpatient Alcohol De-addiction treatment
- Psycho-social Rehabilitation
- Group Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Counseling Therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Behavioral Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Modified Electro Convulsive Therapy (M.E.C.T.)
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