The department of psychiatry at the Jaslok Hospital
and Research Centre is staffed by six psychiatrists,
two clinical psychologists and two residents in training.
The department has one of the busiest outpatient clinics
in the hospital, with 14 clinic slots every week.
The department has collaborated on research studies
with some of the leading centers of the world and
offers state of the art research and clinical facilities.
The department has access to advanced neuroimaging
and neurophysiologic techniques: Positron Emission
Tomography (PET), Single Photon Emission Computerized
Tomography (SPECT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI),
Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Brain Electrical
Activity Mapping (BEAM), and Electroencephalography
(EEG).
Services offered include diagnosis and treatment
with medication, counseling, behaviour therapy and
psychotherapy.
Neuropsychiatry disorders constitute the largest
burden of disease in the world according to the World
Health Organization (WHO). Over the past two decades
research has clearly indicated an anatomical, physiological
and biochemical basis for most psychiatric disorders
and these are therefore treated like other non-communicable
diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. The Jaslok
Hospital and Research Centre was the first institute
in India to begin a neuropsychiatry service in 1989
and has since received numerous patients from all
over India and neighbouring countries. It has resulted
in several research publications and presentations
in international conferences.
The clinical services carried by experts, include
pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, a detailed neuropsychometric
evaluation and counseling services. The department
has access to advanced neuroimaging and neurophysiologic
techniques: Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Single
Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT), Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computerized Axid Tomography
(CT), Brain Electrical Activity Mapping (BEAM), and
Electroencephalography (EEG).
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