The department of Psychiatry, Chethana Centre for Neuropsychiatry was established as part of Chethana Clinic in 1998, and since its inception the department has grown into, multi facility, multi-speciality, psychiatric department by 2018 in twenty years. The Department of Psychiatry provides comprehensive care for a wide spectrum of Psychiatric disorders like Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, various anxiety disorders (OCD, Panic Disorder, Multiple Phobias), Sexual Dysfunction, Psychosomatic Diseases, Alcohol, and Substance abuse, etc.
Treatment and behavioural management for all emotional, behavioural and psychiatric disorders.
Psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis
Psychosocial assessment
Pharmacotherapy Modified electro convulsive therapy
Psycho education and awareness programs on mental health and mental health issues
Alcohol detoxification and deterrent therapy
Drug detoxification and Craving management
Smoking cessation programme
Chethana has a team of Psychiatrists having three decades of clinical, teaching and research expertise, Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatric Social Workers, Counsellors, Psychiatric Nurses and clinical assistants. Along with the clinical staff an efficient team of administrative staff contribute to the smooth running of the hospital. All the services are personalized and provided by the dedicated Staff
Psychiatric Social Work department serves as members of the multidisciplinary psychiatry care team and substantially contribute to fulfilling the psychosocial needs of patients and their family care givers by utilizing social work principle methods and techniques for the purpose of diagnosis, patient care, treatment and finally plan the rehabilitation of the patients in the family and in the community.
Psychosocial assessment of the patients and their families.
Educating the patients/family members about the illness, treatment and rehabilitation.
Marital and pre-marital counselling / therapy / intervention services.
Family counselling / therapy / intervention services.
Group therapy / intervention services for patients / family members.
Training programs for Professional social workers in mental health services
Training the para-professionals and non-professionals in mental health services
Rehabilitation services
Life Skills Education
Suicide prevention program
Pre-Retirement counselling
School Enrichment Program
Parent management training
International Classification of Functioning (ICF)
Psychotherapy and counselling for alcohol and drug dependence
Supportive psychotherapy for caregivers of persons with mental health issues.
Mental health education
