Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention, cause, and treatment of mental disorders.

Dept. of Psychiatric Medicine - Only Psychosexual clinic in Malabar

Psychiatric therapy includes individual and group psychotherapy, electro convulsive therapy, psychopharmacology and inpatient and out patient consultation.

Child and adolescent mental health treatment programs are preceded by detailed medical, emotional, and psychological assessment with strong emphasis on education and family influences. Areas addressed include anxiety, behaviour, learning disorders etc.

The Psychiatrists at MIMS Hospital have at their command the latest laboratory equipment to study the structure of the neurons system including the brain, electrical activity of the brain and the functioning of the brain. On the advice of a Psychiatrist the patient is referred to a psychologist, to undergo tests of the mental function.

Reduced interest in work
Anxiety
Fear
Depression
Suicidal thoughts
Obsession
Suspicion
Drug and alcohol dependence
Poor School performance in children
Behavioral problems like aggression school refusal etc. and guidance in children and its treatment
Sex Education, Sex Counseling & Sex therapy for impotence, premature and delayed ejaculation, reduced sexual interest, frigidity, pain, orgasmic problems etc.
Slowness of thought
Disturbed sleep, reduced energy, Poor appetite, Night mare,
Crying spells
Withdrawal from friends & relatives



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