Psychiatry

Psychiatry

About Us

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The Department of Psychiatric Medicine holds expert and experienced faculty who graduated from prestigious institutes who constantly update themselves and work to achieve the benchmark in the realm of knowledge and teaching. The Department of Psychiatry provides the fundamental base for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with mental illness.This department works round-the-clock, taking care of around 40,000 outpatients and 600 inpatients in the department of Psychiatric medicine, and brings students in vital medical contact with patients.

Here students gain sound knowledge of the various systems in use in the hospital for patient monitoring and care. This exposure is supplemented by theoretical sessions with the help of advanced teaching techniques and learning aids that are present in all the lecture halls. These facilities are put to good use by the practicing faculty that make up this department. The faculty members, besides practicing psychiatry, conduct Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs and attend national and international conferences to exchange knowledge on the progress made in field of psychiatry.

Department Academics

MBBS

  • MBBS - 150 students per year
  • Clinical class daily from 8.00 am – 11.00 am.
  • Early clinical introduction class for 1st-semester students on Saturdays
  • Elective posting

M.D.

  • MD - 4 Students per year
  • Theory
  • Clinical (case presentation and discussion)
  • Symposium
  • Journal Club
  • Group Discussion
  • OSCE
  • Viva
  • Seminar
  • Grand Rounds
  • Guest Lectures

M.Ch

B.Sc Technician courses:

Infrastructure (Provide the infrastructure details of the department) Example format is given below

  • Lecture halls – 1
  • Clinical Demo rooms - 1(50 to 60 sq m )
  • Museum – 0
  • Library – 1
  • Live streaming with WIFI connection available
  • Audio-visual equipment available

Faculty details: (Provide the details of the faculty as shown in NMC in the following format)

S.No Name Designation Qualification TNMC registration number Email ID Photo (paste photo copy in this box)

1

Dr.I.Meenakshi

Professor & HOD

M.D(Psychiatry)

55863

indiranmeenu1971@gmail.com

2

DR.S.Neelakandan

Associate Professor

M.D(Psychiatry),DCH.

50761

Subneels.1969@gmail.com

3

Dr.G.Anbazhagan

Asisstant Professor

M.D(Psychiatry),DPM

54268

psychanba@gmail.com

4

Dr.A.R.Shanmugapriya

Asisstant Professor

M.D(Psychiatry),DCH

76864

dr.ars.priyaraju@gmail.com

5

Dr.N.Pakkiyalakshmi

Senior Resident

M.D(Psychiatry)

68195

Jeevalakshmi75@gmail.com

6

Dr.H.Ahamadu Nisha

Senior Resident

M.D(Psychiatry)

77729

hameesshaa@gmail.com

7

Dr.M.Vijayalakshmi

Asisstant Professor

M.D(Psychiatry),DDVL.,

69800

drvijirajesh2007@gmail.com

8

Dr.S.Matheskumar

Asisstant Professor

M.D(Psychiatry),DLO.,

76555

matheshkumardr@gmail.com

Publication Details Of Faculty

S. No Name Designation Title Journal name Month year of publication Order of author Type of article

1

Dr.I.Meenakshi.

Professor& HOD
  • Premorbid Social functioning in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Affective disorder and Healthy Controls — A Comparative Study
  • Evaluation of Psychiatric Training Programmes For General Medical Officers
  • Premorbid Social Functioning in Schizophrenia and Healthy Controls —A Comparative Study
  • Evaluation of district mental health programme in the district of Dharmapuri,tamilnadu,india and evolution of mental health care delivery system for our state

IOSR-JDMS

Feb 2019

Oct 2018

June 2018

Nov 2020

First

Corresponding author

First

second

Original research

2

DR.S.Neelakandan

Associate Professor
  • Study of factors contributing relapse in alcohol dependence and intra group comparison for factors influencing delay in treatment  after relapse
  • Translation and validation of vanderbilt attention deficit and Hyperactivity disorder diagnostic parent rating scale (vadprs)m tamil language and detemmqation of its psychometric properties

IJSR

IJSR

DEC 2020

Dec 2020

Corresponding author

First author

: Original

3

Dr.G.Anbazhagan

Asisstant Professor
  • Attitude of Medical Students Towards The Concept And Practice Of Psychiatry - Whether Psychiatry Posting Brings Change A Comparative Analysis
  • A cross sectional analytical study of psycho social factors involved in the first attempt suicide of young adults done at thanjavur medical college, tamilnadu

Journal of cardiovascular disease and research VOL14,

JAN 2023

Journal of evidence based medicine and healthcare VOL 4,

AUG 31,2017

OCT 2017

Published 31-08-2017

: Original

4

Dr.A.R.Shanmugapriya

Asisstant Professor
  • attitude of medical students towards the concept and practice of psychiatry - whether psychiatry posting brings change - a comparative analysis
  • cross sectional analytical study of psyci•io social factors involved in  first attempt suicide of young adults done at thanjavur medical college, tamilnadu

January 2023

August 2017

First

Corresponding author

: Original

5.

Dr.N.Pakkiyalakshmi

Senior Resident
  • A study on coping skills of caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder
  • A comparative study between first generation and second generation antipsychotics over the development of metabolic syndrome in persons with first episode drug naive schizophrenia

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

September 2018

September 2018

Second

first

original

6.

Dr.H.Ahamadu Nisha

Senior Resident
  • A Comparative Study of Stress, Emotional Wellbeing Among Adolescents with and without Specific Learning Disorder
  • A Study to Assess the Prevalence and Clinical Profile of Psychosis in Chronic Alcoholism among Alcohol-Dependence Patients
  • A Cross Sectional Study on Correlation of Serum C-Reactive Protein Level with Cognitive Deficits in Patients with Schizophrenia
  • Psychiatric Morbidity and Quality of Life in Bronchial Asthma Patients undergoing Treatment in Tertiary Care Hospital

IJPCR

MAY 2023

April 2023

Dec 2022

Dec 2022

Second

First

Second

third

ORIGINAL

7.

Dr.M.Vijayalakshmi

Asisstant Professor

1.Attitude of Medical Students towards the Concept and Practice of Psychiatry - Whether Psychiatry Posting Brings Change - A Comparative Analysis

Journal of cardiovascular disease research

: January 2023

THIRD

ORIGINAL

8.

Dr.S.Matheskumar

Asisstant Professor

 

 

 

 

 

Clinical materials details (as applicable for lab and clinical departments) For all other clinical department

Month -year Total OPD Total IPD Average bed occupancy HPE Cyto patho Hema tology CP Bio chem Cul sen Sero logy Xray USG CT/MRI

January 2024

3812

743

82%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 2024

3226

652

72%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2024

3543

619

68%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 2024

3477

722

80%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 2024

3577

811

90%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 2024

3289

840

93%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nodal Officer

Dr.Ahamadu Nisha

Assistant Professor

Email: mananalamtmch@gmail.com
Ph: 80980 81883

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