Psychiatry

This is the largest and most important deptt. with the OPD attendance of about 40,000 patients and about 1846 admissions last year. The department is actively involved in clinical work, teaching and research activities. The psychiatrists, besides drug treatment, also do counselling, behaviour therapy & group therapy.

In the OPD male and female patients are admitted after a detailed work up, physical examination and investigations. Diagnosis is made according to the ICD-10 classificatory systems. Admission and discharge ratio is being maintained proportionately.

Indoor services include patients’ physical and mental care. Weekly assessment of the patient’s mental state is done. Quality pharmacological management of the patient is done with injectables, tablets & liquid preparations along with psychotherapy. Newer groups of antipsychotic, antidepressant, mood stabilizers and anti-epileptic drugs are used. E.E.G is done as and when required. E.C.G. is done routinely for cardiac problems. Case records are maintained and preserved for patient’s detailed information.

Academic activities include regular teaching programmes, lecturers, OPD and ward case discussions. Various research studies are being conducted in the hospital by the psychiatrists in liaison with the other departments of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatric Social Work. Some of the faculty members are in the editorial board of various Journals and are University examiners. Senior faculty member is nominated as inspector by Medical Council of India and Rehabilitation Council of India.

Psychiatrists and Senior residents along with other team members are involved in various community outreach programmes in Hazaribagh, Saraikela, Khunti and Johna. This is the nodal institute for implementation of DMHP and the Central Govt. of India has included Dumka for DMHP in the 10th five year plan. OPD services under DMHP has started at Sadar Hospital, Dumka since February 2006.

Doctors are also visiting the Central Jails of Ranchi, Hazaribagh and Khunti. Doctors also visit the Missionaries of Charity, Ranchi, Remand home located at Ranchi and Sadar Hospital, Ranchi periodically.

Drug De-Addiction Centre

Deaddiction Department, RINPAS has started at RINPAS w.e.f 29-6-05. A total of 152 patients have registered for deaddiction in 2009 and among them 93 patients were admitted.

Research Papers Published:

1. Chaudhury, S., Murthy P.S, Banerjee I., Kumari S., Sukumaran SK, Vikash R. Psychological distress in upper and lower limb fracture patients. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology and mental health 2009; 16: 18-23.

2. Priyamvada R., Kumari S., Ranjan R., Prakash J., Singh AR, Chaudhury S. Rorschach profile of schizophrenia and depression. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology and mental health 2009; 16: 37-40. 

3. Chandra Kiran, Suprakash Chaudhury. Understanding delusions. Industrial Psychiatry journal, 2009: 18: 3-18

4. Vandana B. Nikumb, Amitav Banerjee, Gurleen Kaur, Suprakash Chaudhury. Impact of doctor-patient communication on preoperative anxiety: Study at industrial township, Pimpri, Pune.            Industrial Psychiatry journal, 2009: 18: 19-21.

5. Shantna Kumari, S. N. Mishra, S. Chaudhury, Amool R. Singh, A. N. Verma, Sangeeta Kumari. An experience of community mental health program in rural areas of Jharkhand. Industrial Psychiatry journal, 2009: 18: 47-50.

6. Richa Priyamvada, Sapna Kumari, Jai Prakash, Suprakash Chaudhury. Cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of social phobia. Industrial Psychiatry journal, 2009: 18: 60-63.   

7. Kumari D, Prakash, J., Singh, Amool R.  and Chaudhury, Suprakash. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology and mental health 2009; 16: 134-137

8. Alreja S, Mehta DK, Senger KS, Singh AR, Chaudhury S. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology and mental health 2009; 16: 178-179.

9. Shantana K, Chaudhury S, Verma AN, Singh AR. Comorbid psychiatric disorders in substance dependence patients: A control study. Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2009; 18: 82-85.

10. Mahto RK, Verma PK, Verma AN, Singh AR, Chaudhury S, Shantana K. Students perception about mental illness. Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2009; 18: 90-94.

11. Surekha, Singh AR, Verma PK, Verma AN, Chaudhury S. Subjective burden on spouses of schizophrenia patients. Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2009; 18:95-98.

12. Kumar S, Soren S, Chaudhury S. Hallucinations: Etiology & Clinical implications. Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2009; 18:117-124.

13. Banerjee A, Chitnis UB, Jadav SL, Bhawalkar JS, Chaudhury S. Hypothesis testing, Type I & Type II errors. Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2009; 18:125-129.

14. Kumari S, Priyamvada R, Chaudhury S, Singh AR, Verma AN, Prakash J.Possible psychosocial strategies for controlling violence against women. Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2009; 18:130-134.

15. Singh RK, Chaudhury S. Hyponatremia induced psychosis in an industrial setting.  Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2009; 18:135-136.

16. Chaudhury S, Psychological distress in alcohol dependence syndrome. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology & Mental Health 2010

17. Chaudhury, S. Alcohol scenario in Jharkhand. Silver Jubilee Souvenir. Rotary Club of Ranchi North, 30 Aug 2009

18. Chaudhury, S. Stuttering. 84th Foundation day, RINPAS, 4th Sep 2009.

19. Chaudhury S. Lt Col J.E. Dhunjibhoy. Icons of Indian Psychiatry, Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2010, 141-142.

20. Sur S, Sinha V.P. Event related potential. Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2009; 18: 99-100.

Prof. (Dr.)  S. Chaudhury
Books/ Compilations Published:

1. RINPAS Seminars, 2009
2. Psychiatry for Beginners, 2009
3. Undergraduate Psychiatry, 2010, Ahuja book Publishers, Delhi

Contributed chapters to:

1. Assessment & Selection of Personnel edited by SB Raj & S Subramony. Human Resources Consortium International, Delhi

2. Health and Well Being: Some Emerging Trends. Edited by: Dr. Urmila Rani Srivastava and Dr. Shobna Joshi. Global Vision Publishing house, New Delhi.

Posts in Professional Association:

1. Joint Editor, Industrial Psychiatry Journal

2. Treasurer, Association of Industrial Psychiatry of India

3. Editor, SIS Journal of Projective Psychology & Mental Health

4. Co-Chairperson, Organizing Committee of Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Eastern Zone, 2010.

Professional Conferences Attended

Dr.  S. Chaudhury

1. Workshop on palliative care in HIV at Pune on 23-25 Apr 2009. Chaired a session

2. Workshop on SIS at RINPAS. 11-16 May 2009.

3. Quality assurance in mental health. Organized by National Human Rights Commission at RINPAS. 5-6 Jun 2009

4. Review meeting Organized by National Human Rights Commission at Pune. 24 Jul 2009.

5. Chetna- Praachi Annual National Conference on Stress Management at Mumbai 11-12 Sep 2009. Presented paper: Deliberate self-harm admissions in Military Hospitals.

6. 1st National mid-term CME of Indian Association of Geriatric Mental Health, BHU on 26 Sep 2009. Invited Speaker: Management of Substance use disorders in Geriatric patients.

7. Annual CME Indian Epilepsy Association, Ranchi Chapter, 12th Dec 2009
          Chaired Scientific session.

Dr. K.K. Singh

1. 61st Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Agra, 2009. Presented paper “Prevalence of Substance abuse co-morbidity in patients of mental illness admitted in RINPAS”.

Dr. Srabani Sur

1. 61st Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Agra, 2009. Presented paper “Early cognitive processing deficit in remittent Bipolar population”.

Dr. Jatinder Kaur

1. ANCIPS Conference 2009. Presented paper “Premorbid Personality in deficit and non- deficit Schizophrenia”

2. CEZIPS  Conference 2009  Presented paper “Demographic profile of epileptic patients attending Epileptic Clinic at Domke”

3. Attended CME at Calcutta on March 2009 . Topic “Genetics of Schizophrenia” and “Psychopharmacology in Psychiatry.

Dr. Manish Kumar

1. 62nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Jaipur, 2010.   Presented Free paper “The comparative efficacy of Memantine and Diazepam in alcohol withdrawal syndrome : An open label trial”

Dr. Srabani Chakrabarti

1. 61st Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Agra, 2009. Presented award paper “ Child abuse among psychiatric patients : A retrospective study”   

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