The Division of Psychological Medicine provides psychological and psychiatric care for both inpatients and outpatients. Treatment is voluntary and individually tailored and is provided for by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of a psychiatrist, psychologist, trained nurse.

The types of psychiatric problems seen include the following:

• Acute stress reaction
• Addiction Medicine
• Anxiety disorders :
• Generalised anxiety disorder
• Panic disorder
• Phobias / Social anxiety disorder
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Depression

 

The Division of Psychology also specialises in specific therapies for the benifit of patients such as :-

        1.  Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
        2.  Biofeedback.
        3.  Client Centered Approaches.
        4.  Psycho Analysis.
        5.  Hypnotherapy, Play Therapy etc...

Academic activity is focused presently around workshops and seminars which are spread throughout the year on specific issues and topics eg. : Behaviour Therapy; Counselling skills etc...

Speciality clinics as the Child and Adolescent Centre and Neurorehabilitation facilities are enumerated seperately.