Founded in 1794 as an asylum to manage 20 patients, it has grown into an with bed strength of 1800 patients. Today Institute of Mental Health is the second largest Institute in India, offering mental health services to a massive population of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Social Workers, Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Recreational Therapists, Special Education Teacher, Skilled Training Staff, apart from Psychiatric Nurses are functioning, in co-ordination with each other contributing their own specific body of knowledge and skills to the benefit of mentally ill. Following facilities are available in the in-patient services
Wards for different category of patients:
Wards for male patients
Wards for female patients. Special wards for paying patients
Ward for critically ill male and female patients. De-addiction ward
Male and female wards for mentally ill prisoners
Ward for patients with Epilepsy
Ward for patients with medical illnesses
Intensive psychiatric care unit
Rehabilitation services
Industrial therapy center
Occupational therapy center
Central Kitchen
Central steam laundry
Administrative block
Dental wing
Police outpost
Duty medical officer rooms
Each ward will be managed by Medical officer, Social welfare Officer, Staff Nurses, Attendants and Sanitary Workers. EMERGENCY SERVICES:
Round the clock emergency services are available in the hospital. Hospital does not have facility to pick up patient from their houses
Hospital has not authorized any one to pick up patients from their houses or other places
Hospital telephone numbers for emergency needs are 044 - 26425585, 26425586 26421085, 26421086, 26421087 26421088 and 9154154092
SERVICES OFFERED:
Outpatient services at the Institute of Mental Health, Chennai were first started on a small scale in the year 1947. The year 1962 witnessed further expansion and improvement in these services. For the first time, a day hospital facility was offered at the outpatient department. A separate block for outpatient services started functioning from 1970, with wards to treat acute mental illness on a short-term basis. The Institute offers rehabilitation services for the chronic mentally ill. The industrial therapy unit and occupational therapy unit facilitate in the rehabilitation by providing skills training on crafts like weaving, basket-making, soap manufacturing, binding, painting, soft toy making and quilting. The bakery division produces quality bread for Institute of Mental Health and other hospital consumption . Special Clinics:
Hospital conducts special clinic for the certain category of patients. Following are the different special clinic conducted (Timing 8 a.m to 1 p.m.) Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry - Monday
Child Guidance Clinic - Tuesday
De-addiction Clinic - Wednesday
Epilepsy Clinic - Thursday
