Psychiatry

Psychiatry is a field of Medicine which deals with the diagnosis, treatment and preventionof mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. It is concerned with the disorders of a person’s mental life and behavior. It integrates biological, social and psychological aspects of mental health to provide holistic medical care for a wide range of symptoms. It is increasingly clear in today’s world that disorders of mental health are becoming more significant and represent significant personal and social costs to the community. There is a disturbing increase in the number of persons with mental health problems in the community. Psychiatry has rapidly grown to a major medicalspeciality. It has made rapid strides to become one of the most researched scientificbranchof Medicine and have become available to a large number of people. The department has liaison with various clinical departments in the hospital including General Medicine,Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynachology,Surgery and Child Health. In the future the field of mental health will be one of the most excitingareaof great interest and rapid growth.