Departments

Introduction :

Mental, Behavioural and Substance use disorders have emerged as a growing public health concern in our country and are associated with high rates of morbidity and burden. Due to lack of awareness and the prevailing stigma, these disorders are often neglected and fail to receive adequate care and treatment they need. With this vision in mind, Dept. of Psychiatry was started in 2017 at BRLSABVM Govt. Medical College and Hospital Rajnandgaon (C.G.)

Facilities :

• OPD: Consultation and counselling services are available at Psychiatry OPD.
• IPD: Admission & Inpatient treatment services are available at 10-bedded Psychiatry Ward.
• Speciality Clinics :
(a) Neuropsychiatric Clinic
(b) Deaddiction Clinic
(c) Psychosexual Clinic
(d) Child Guidance Clinic
(e) Sleep Clinic
(f) Psychosomatic Clinic

Departmental Activities :
World Mental Health Day 2019 Celebration :
• Mental Health Awareness Camp for general public at Psychiatry OPD of BRLSABVM Govt. Medical College and Hospital Rajnandgaon (C.G.)
• CME on “Suicide prevention and Mental Health Promotion” on 10th October 2019 at BRLSABVM Govt. Medical College and Hospital Rajnandgaon (C.G.)
• Quiz competition for MBBS students on 11th October 2019 at BRLSABVM Govt. Medical College and Hospital Rajnandgaon (C.G.)

Psychosocial Support for COVID-19 :
• WhatsApp group of Isolation and Quarantined patients of COVID-19 has been formed and regular counselling and other stress relieving and motivational activities being done. In addition, patients are counselled over phone call and video calls.
• Mental Health aspects of COVID-19 is an integral part of Teaching and Training committee of BRLSABVM GMC Rajnandgaon. Moreover, regular training is being given to all the trainees in the district in this regard by Dept of Psychiatry.
• The Psychiatry Dept as a part of the COVID-19 Hospital Team is regularly undertaking Counselling and stress management activities for admitted patients.
• Counselling, stress management and motivation of Health Care Workers doing COVID-19 duty is being regularly done by various in person and online channels.

Courses : M.B.B.S

Symposium/Seminar/Publication :
Dr. Sharad Manore (Associate Professor & HoD)
• As speaker, Topic- Behavioural problems in medical students and preventive measures, by Medical Education Unit (MET) at BRLSABVM Medical college Rajnandgaon (C G), on 31st July, 2019.
• As member in inspection of Orphanage Home, Remand home at Rajnandgaon nominated by District Collector Rajnandgaon (C G).
• As member in inquiry committee for child protection appointed by Collector Rajnandgaon (C G), on 7th September, 2019.
• CME on Suicide prevention and Mental Health Promotion on 10th October 2019 at BRLSABVM Medical College and Hospital, as Chairperson.
• As Resource person, Topic- Medical Management of Mental Illness dated on 17th October 2019, at 3 days Continuing Rehabilitation Education (CRE) Programme on “Understanding of Mental Illness” from 16th to 18th October 2019.
• As Resource person at State Level One day Workshop on Childhood Disorder among School going Children, Topic- “Child Psychiatry Problem among School going Children” At Rajnandgaon (C G), on 17th January 2020.
• Participated as delegate at 72nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatry Society (ANCIPS) 2020 at Kolkata from 22nd to 25th January 2020, CME Credit of 23.5 hours.
• As second author Mass Psychogenic Illness: A report and short review, free paper presentation at ANCIPS 2020 on 23rd January 2020.

Publications :
(a) S Manore, K Sahare, D Bhawnani, L Umate. Prevalence of illness anxiety disorder (IAD) and somatic symptoms disorder (SSD) among medical and non medical students JMSCR Vol/ 06/issue 03 Page 317-321 March 2018.
(b) S Manore, P Pande, N Sori, P Pandey, V Laxmi; Depression and demographic characteristics in patients with dermatological disease attending outpatient department. Med Pulse International journal of psychology August 2018;7(2): 08-12.

Certifications :
(a) Training Workshop on MHCA (Mental Healthcare Act) 2017, May 2020, by CMHLP Pune and NMHP under Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Chhattisgarh.

Dr. Anantprakash Saraf (Assistant Professor)
• CME on “Suicide prevention and Mental Health Promotion” on 10th October 2019 at BRLSABVM Medical College and Hospital and at IMA Rajnandgaon, as a Speaker.
• Quiz competition for MBBS Students on 11th October 2019 at BRLSABVM Medical College and Hospital Rajnandgaon (C G), as an Organizer and Quiz Master.
• As Resource person, Topic-Eating and Sleep disorder dated on 17th October 2019, at 3 days Continuing Rehabilitation Education (CRE) Programme on “Understanding of Mental Illness” from 16th to 18th October 2019.
• Participated as delegate at 72nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatry Society (ANCIPS) 2020 at Kolkata from 22nd to 25th January 2020, CME Credit of 23.5 hours.
• Presentations as Faculty at 72nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatry Society (ANCIPS) 2020 at Kolkata from 22nd to 25th January 2020.
(a) Symposium- Neuropsychiatry: Past, Present, and Future.
(b) Symposium- Neurobiology of memory and its implication of treatment of psychiatric disorders.
(c) Paper (as first author)- Mass Psychogenic Illness: A report and short review.

Publications :
Publications in Various National and International Journals :
(a) Saraf AS, Nath S. Revisiting Omega and Veraguth's Sign. Indian J Psychol Med. 2019 May-Jun;41(3):295-297. PubMed PMID: 31142938; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6532371; DOI: 10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_408_18.
(b) Nath S, Saraf AS, Pattnaik JI. An extreme form of elder self-neglect: Revisiting the diogenes syndrome. Asian J Psychiatr. 2019;43:216-7. PubMed PMID: 30318305; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2018.10.001.
(c) Saraf AS, Babhulkar SS, Joge VP. Postpartum psychosis in Sturge–Weber syndrome: A case report. Indian J Psychiatry 2019;61:649-50. PubMed PMID: 31896875; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6862998; DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_560_18.

Certifications :
(a) Basic Course in Bio-Medical Research, June 2020, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology & Medical Council of India.
(b) Training Workshop on MHCA (Mental Healthcare Act) 2017, May 2020, by CMHLP Pune and NMHP under Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Chhattisgarh.
(c) Best Practices in Child Psychiatry, December 2019, Mpower-ECHO India.

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