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DM in Geriatric Mental Health to be started shortly |
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| DEPARTMENT OF GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH |
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| Prof RN Misra Oration 2007 held |
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| Department of Geriatric Mental Health celebrates 2nd Foundation Day |
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A Government order number 2587/71-3-05-KG-45/2000T.C. dated August 18, 2005 separating Geriatric Mental Health Unit functioning in the Department of Psychiatry, C.S.'s Medical University and converting it into a statutory Department of Geriatric Mental Health within the Medical University made the beginning of an era in the treatment and care of geriatric psychiatric patients in the country. First of its kind in the country, the department was inaugurated by Hon'ble Chief Minister of the State, Sri Mulayam Singh Yadav on August 20 th , 2005 in the presence of Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of the Medical |
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University, faculty members and a number dignitaries invited to witness the historic event. On the recommendations of Board of Studies of the Department of Psychiatry and Faculty Board of Studies of the Medical University, Dr. S. C. Tiwari, Professor in Neuropsychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, was appointed Head, of the newly created department as contained in the Registrar's Office memorandum no. 444 dated 18-03-2005. |
Like most developed countries in the world, India with a proportion of nearly 8% senior citizens in the population has fallen in the category of greying country. This proportion is expected to escalate to 11.8% by 2015 and to 18.4% by the year 2025. In view of the alarming increase in the elderly population associated with high risk and higher prevalence of neuropsychiatric problems in them, the need for the establishment of speciality services, has become in preventive. The mental health problems of elderly should no more be considered as extension of neuropsychiatric problems as amongst adults since now it is proved in several researches that they are different. Thus there is a need to develop the facilities for clinical, academic and research activities exclusively dedicated to elderlies. There are departments of Geriatric Psychiatry in almost all the premier hospitals and teaching institutions of the world. The solo concerted effort of Dr. S. C. Tiwari has made this dream come true at this premier institute of the country.
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| The newly created Department of Geriatric Mental Health will provide specialty clinical services to the elderly which will also include rehabilitative and tertiary services on “out” as well as “in” patient basis. Several community outreach programmes will be initiated which will reduce the burden of care providers caring the geriatric patients. O.P.D., in patient, emergency and intensive care services will be made available. The department will function as a platform for capacity building in the form of providing teaching and training to medical and paramedical personnel for the overall care of geriatric mental patients. |
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| Geriatric Mental Health Clinic |
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| Dementia & Memory Clinic/ Walk in Clinic |
Monday. Wednesday & Friday |
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Bed Strength 24
Department to start a community outreach program shortly |
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Activities :
1. Organised the 1 st National Conference of Geriatric Mental Health in Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University
August 20-22 nd 2005
2. Research projects under ICMR (2) and WHO running. |
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