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DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY

  • The psychiatry departmental activities started in 2013 when it existed as District Headquarter Hospital, Nellore , with one Associate Professor and one Assistant Professor, did OP consultation of the patients and admitted patients on IP basis in the medical wards only.
  • The District Headquarters Hospital has changed into Govt. Medical college with recognised Psychiatry department with enhanced staff pattern in September 2014 – one Professor and 2 Assistant professors.

Dr. Lakshmi Prasuna DNB (Psy)
Professor & HOD

(31st Aug 2017 to till date)

OBJECTIVES, VISION OF THE DEPT.

  1. Objectives:

    • To lead and collaborate in the reduction of disease risk, promotion of mental health and well being across lifespan.
    • To treat and help the individuals with mental illness and to achieve their highest potential of normalcy.

    Vision

    • To render the best possible clinical care for all psychiatric patients in all settings.
    • To render excellent training for postgraduate and undergraduate students.
    • To make substantial contribution to knowledge through research.

    Goals

    • The department goals are to discuss how the brain works and what causes are normal and abnormal human behaviours and factors related to them  to develop new treatment strategies and to pave the way for promoting to cure mental illness

  1. Equipment

    • ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY MACHINE WITH INBUILT EEG

     

  2. Services

    • REGISTRATION
    • OP TREATMENT
    • IP TREATMENT
    • EMERGENCY SERVICES
    • DISPENCING OF MEDICINES( PHARMACOTHERAPY)
    • PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS- DE-ADDICTION
    • LABORATORY SERVICES
    • REFERRAL / CONSULTATION / LINKAGES
    • RECORD MAINTAINANCE
    • SADAREM CERTIFICATION-Tues day and Friday
    • NTCP Programme

Academics

  • Baseline awareness classes about identifying the psychiatric cases , history taking and establishing the diagnostic ways to undergraduate students.
  • Psychopharmacology classes to Pharma D students
  • General Psychiatry classes to Nursing students
  • 2 post graduate seats are allotted per annum to the psychiatry  department 

Academic  activities

  • Seminars 2 / week
  • Journal clubs 1/week
  • Case presentations 2/ week
  • Case conference 1/month
  • Grand rounds 2/month
  • Guest lectures

CME and achievements

  • Conducted training program for the medical officers in PHC under the District Mental Health Program 2017
  • Conducted Suicide Prevention Campaign – September 10th 2022
  • Conducted rally for the awareness of mental health to general public -10 th October 2022
  • Conducted World  Mental Health Day  awareness programme  on  09 th October 2023 to  the  Faculty ,medical ,paramedical and  nursing  students of ACSRMC

Research and Implementations

Our department has the following research areas to be planned which are outlined as follows-

AVERAGE DAILY WORK

  • Departmental activities started for both OP & IP cases –2014
  • De-addiction centre started functioning from 2019.
  • Hospital services-

         OPD – daily from 9 am to 2 pm – 6 days a week

         IPD – number of units -1

  • Total bed strength- 20 (10+10) (male & female separately)
  • Emergency services & referrals from other departments

                                                            —- 24×7  on call        

Census 

Total number of cases for the past 6 months

SERIAL NO.

MONTH

YEAR

TOTAL NO. CASES

1)

May

2023

660

2)

June

2023

573

3)

July

2023

627

4)

August

2023

622

5)

September

2023

639

6)

October

2023

615

 

 

 

 

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED FOR

  • PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS
  • DRUGS AND ALCOHOL DEADDICTIONS
  • CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS
  • EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
  • MARITAL AND INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS
  • COUNSELLING/ PSYCHOTHERAPY
  • BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
  • STRESS MANAGEMENT
  • DISABILITY CERTIFICATIONS ( SADAREM)

Speciality services(clinics)

  • Geriatric clinic
  • Schizophrenia Clinic
  • Child Guidence clinic,
  • OCD clinic

Services available

  • ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY MACHINE WITH INBUILT EEG
  • PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
  • PHARMACY
  • PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES
  • INPATIENT ADMISSIONS

FACULTY LIST

Sl.No. Name of the Faculty Designation
1
Dr. Lakshmi Prasuna
Professor and HOD
2
Dr .Padmavathi
Associate Professor
3
Dr Sarath Krishna
Assistant Professor
4
Dr. Subahani Shaik
Assistant Professor

POST GRADUATES

Sl.No. Name of the Staff Designation
1
Dr. Abhirami Rajeev
2nd Year
2
Dr. T. Subhashini
2nd Year
3
Dr .Chandan
1st Year
4
Dr . Peres Joel
1st Year

PARAMEDICAL AND SUPPORTIVE STAFF

Sl.No. Name of the Staff Designation
1
Dr. D Niranjan
Clinical Psychologist
2
Mrs . Saraswathi
Psychologist
3
Afreen
DEO
4
Jayanthi
Attender

Dr. Lakshmi  Prasuna  MBBS;DNB (Psy)

Publications:

1) APJPSYM-2014-jan-jun Prevalence of possession disorders

2) IJPSYM-2014-issue2-April-july Modafinil on hyperglycaemia and hyperlipedemia

3)IJPSYM-2015-issue4-oct—dec Modafinil on EDD

4)Indo american journal of pharmaceutical researchOct 2017- Volume 7,issue 10 Www.iajpr.com

5) APJPSYM-2017-jan-jun -issue-1 Personality factors affecting bronchial asthma Www.apjpm.org

6) A Cross Sectional Observational Study of Awareness of Covid 19 Infection and Mental Health Screening Among MBBS Students www.ijdmsrjournal.com ISSN: 2582-6018 Vol 4, Issue 2, PP:401-405 Jan-Feb 2022.

Dr .Padmavathi . MBBS;DA;MD (Psy) -Associate Professor

Publications:

  • Prevalence of Depressive symptoms in  Patients  with Epilepsy-IOSR Journal of Dental and  Medical Sciences (JOSR-JDMS) Volume 17 issue  01  ver V1  (Jan 2018)
  • Assessment of Psychopatholgy in  children of  patients  with  Alcohol dependency  syndrome -IOSR Journal of Dental and  Medical Sciences (JOSR-JDMS) Volume 16 issue  2  ver  (Dec 2017)
  • A study to assess the prevalence of  anxiety symptoms in  patients with  epilepsy .Vol 5;182-186JAMP :International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy

Dr. Subahani Shaik MBBS ;MD(Psy)   Asst Professor.

Publications:

  • A Comparative Study of Facial Emotion Recognition Pattern and its Determinants in Patients of Alcohol Dependence Syndrome versus Matching Controls-Annals of Indian Psychiatry ¦ Volume 5 ¦ Issue 1 ¦ January-June 2021
  • Assessment of quality of life and psychiatric morbidity in patients undergoing hemodialysis at a tertiary care center-Archives of Mental Health | Volume 22 | Issue 1 | January-June 2021

Dr Sarath Krishna  MBBS;MD (Psy) -Asst Professor

Publications:

  • A study to assess the prevalence of  anxiety symptoms in  patients with  epilepsy .Vol 5;182-186JAMP :International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy

Outreach Activities by ACSR GMC, NELLORE:

  1. Jagan Anna Arogya Suraksha (JAAS) medical health camps in Tribal and Rural areas
  2. Family health surveys as part of training of  MBBS students in rural field Practice area of RHTC, Sangam.
  3. SWASTHYA VIDYA VAHINI(SVV) programme was conducted in various villages.
  4. Family Doctor Program (FDP) at RHC, Sangam in August, 2023.
  5. Family Doctor Program (FDP) at PHC, Allipuram in July, 2023.
  6. Tuberculosis survey monitoring as part of SNC in January, 2023.
  7.  COVID-19 Vaccination programme in January 2021 at ACSR GMC, Nellore coordinated by Nodal Officer Dr.S Govindu Professor and Head of  Community Medicine, ACSR GMC, Nellore.
  8.  Monitoring of National Immunization Drive in Rural & Urban areas of Nellore District March, 2023.

Workshops / CME / National Days:

  1. Conducted seminar competition on World Breastfeeding Week – A key to sustainable development challenges and interventions at local level on 04-08-2016.
  2. Commemorated World AIDS Day on 01.12.2022.
  3. Attended IAPSM conference SPM at Vijayawada – 2022. Paper presentation by Dr Saleha Afreen.
  4. Organized CME on World Tuberculosis Day on 24.03.2023 with collaboration of Microbiology,Pathology, Pharmacology, Pulmonary Medicine.
  5. International conference on neuroscience and role of primary care physician on 30.07.2023.
  6. International conference on emergency medicine and role of primary care physician on 24.09.2023
  7. 39th International conference on endocrinology and role of primary care physicians Webinar on 22.10.2023 attended by Dr P Sasikala.
  8. Dr T Rajasekhar attended the Indian Society of Lifestyle Medicine conference in Chennai in 2023.
  9. Attended A National Workshop On Systematic Review & Meta Analysis Oct-14- 2023 [Hybrid mode] on Oct 14, 2023.