Govt Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (DIMHANS) Jobs 2023 - Sarkari Naukri

Introduction:

Department of Psychiatry is functioning since the time hospital was established. As we know hospital was catering exclusively to the needs of the mentally ill patients. To its credit the department as trained 17 DPM students during 1980-1989. Formally department came to existence following conversion of KIMH into DIMHANS and after teaching staff joined the institute.

Objectives :

To develop as excellent training post graduate training centre in Psychiatry.Referral centre for Psychiatry in north KarnatakaTrain, co-ordinate and strengthen training of health workers and medical officers at various levels of community health services. Active participation in DMHPG of the state.Development of community level mental health programme for children and women.Development and strengthening of state level policies for mental health in KarnatakaTo develop super speciality programme in Forensic Psychiatry

Clinical services:

Presently department offers clinical services to nearly 300-400 patients per day on out patients and in-patients basis. Department has 60 teaching beds and 315 clinical service beds. It has separate forensic wards for male and female with bed strength of 60:60 respectively for patients who get admitted with reception order. Special beds available for affordable patients. Separate de-addiction ward is for substance use disorders. On outpatient basis department runs special clinics for children and adolescents, Geriatric population, epilepsy, mental retardation