The Department of Psychiatry of Gauhati Medical College was established in the year of 1974. From the inception it has gone through many changes from being an undergraduate department to a full post graduate department for last 18 years and has taken significant role in the promotion of mental-health in the state. At present, with 5 MD seats every year and with a 60 bedded indoor ward, it is one of the big ‘general hospital psychiatry ward’ in the country. It has a separate drug- de-addiction wing consisting of 8 beds and also has the provisions for ‘Modified Electro Convulsive Therapy’. A separate ‘Child Psychiatry Wing’ is just completed awaiting possession and functioning. The department is involved in many national projects and ICMR research activities in the various fields of mental health issues and the faculties have published in many national and international journals.

Faculties

Sl. No.	Designation	Name	Qualification	Photo
1	Professor & HOD	Dr. Suresh Chakravarty	MD
2	Professor	Dr. (Mrs.) Deepanjali Medhi	MD
3	Associate Professor	Dr. Raj Kumar Seal
4	Assistant Professor	Dr. Pulakesh Sarmah	MD
5	Assistant Professor	Dr. Bishnu Bashyal	MD
6	Lecturer, PSW	Dr. Bornali Das	MSW Ph.D
7	Lecturer, Clinical Psychology	Dr. Dharitri Dutta	M. Phill
8	Clinical Psychologist/ Psychiatric Social Worker	Dr. Hemanta Sharma
9	Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology	Dr. Mythili Hazarika
10	Resident Physician	Dr. Parinita Dutta
11	Registrar	Dr. Puja Bora	MD
12	Registrar	Dr. Habiba Begum

Courses

• MD in Psychiatry
• Year of starting of PG Course-1987

Services

1. OPD Services
   1. daily opd
   2. special opd s(child guidance clinic and drug-de-addiction clinic)
2. Indoor services
   1. general ward
   2. drug-de-addiction ward
   3. children ward
3. Emergency services
4. Training of Medical and Para-Medical staffs of Health sector
5. Expert opinion services
6. Psycho-social rehabilitation services
7. Clinical Services at Govt. Shelter homes.

Others

1. A 12 bedded newly constructed child psychiatry wing attached to the Psychiatry ward is awaiting posession and functioning.
2. M. Phil in Clinical Psychology is most likely to be started soon after completion of necessary requirements.