The ‘mind’ is perhaps the most powerful and fascinating aspect of human cognition. Anything and everything we think, feel, process and plan in daily life is anchored by our mind. Any significant distress in the mind can lead to disorders which can be very disturbing to the individual and their families. Several treatments, such as chemotherapy, organ transplant, or even postpartum may also affect one’s mental health.

Stress and obstacles in work, life, and relationships may pose mental health challenges to anyone. In addition, there are certain mental conditions, such as Autism, ADHD, and Schizophrenia, where mental health diseases grip individuals for no pointable cause. Narayana Health offers comprehensive psychiatric assessments for all age groups, management of common and enduring mental illnesses with a multispecialty team-based approach and specialist services such as Neuropsychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Memory Clinics, Liaison and Child Psychiatry. We also have multi-disciplinary teams to help patients with mental disorders that arise due to any other ongoing treatment as a side effect or difficulty in navigating the lengthy recovery procedures. Narayana Health has a team of highly qualified, and experienced psychiatry doctors who are committed to helping you live peaceful and happier lives.

Mental Health Conditions We Help to Manage

With a highly experienced team of mental health practitioners, Narayana Health prides itself in its capacity to manage and treat diverse mental health conditions across the branches of psychiatry.

Psychiatry Treatments Available in Neuropsychiatry

Hallucinations or symptoms of depression may occur in certain medical conditions. Our neuro psychiatrists are experts in managing such cases. These include:

Parkinson's disease
Huntington's disease
Dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease)
Epilepsy (Seizures)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) among Tourette’s patients
Development of self-harming behaviours among disabled individuals

Psychiatry Treatment at Narayana Health

Schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder
Major depressive disorders
Chronic and acute conditions

Our experts are also adept at treating complex mental health conditions, such as somatic symptom disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, treatment-resistant depression, somatoform disorders, Pica, etc. Our psychiatrists also provide family and marital therapies along with counselling for navigating career, life, and relationship challenges.

Why Choose Narayana Health for Mental Health Concerns

You may consult a psychiatrist at Narayana Health for acute issues such as panic attacks, frightening hallucinations, suicidal thoughts, auditory hallucinations urging action, or experiencing a traumatic event. Psychiatrist consultation is also required for those who experience long-term anxiety, sadness, hopelessness, loss of control during life events, etc. Our experienced psychiatrist doctors use diverse techniques to diagnose the underlying mental health condition and help patients.

Diagnostic Techniques Our Psychiatry Doctors Use

Mental health is a complicated science. It is affected by many things including your belief system, value system, social circle, and life circumstances. Our psychiatrists may use one of the following techniques to diagnose the underlying condition of your mental health issues:

Physical Examination

Doctors may ask you about physical symptoms, such as breathlessness, palpitations, cold or hot sweats, shivering, etc. Physical symptoms are prominent when a mental health condition is in the early stages of development or when the patient is highly triggered (or stimulated) due to the extreme impact of an event.

Lab Tests

Certain psychological conditions occur due to the lack of vitamins or minerals in our bodies. For instance, vitamin K deficiency leads to depressive symptoms. It may aggravate the condition of a depressed patient. Therefore, our doctors may recommend certain blood tests for a comprehensive psychological analysis.

Psychological Evaluations

The best psychiatrists conduct a comprehensive assessment of the condition and its impact to provide the highest quality mental health care. This process involves utilising psychological assessments. Our psychiatric professionals discuss symptoms & patterns with you and administer standardised questionnaires to accurately diagnose mental disorders

Neurological Imaging

Neuroimaging is a diagnostic technique that helps psychiatrists understand the patient’s brain. Also called brain mapping, it helps them discover any brain damage, loss of neural activity, or development issues. These lead to the diagnosis of the cause of emotional dysregulation, poor impulse control, attention deficiencies, and over-reactiveness. Often, a tumour of the pituitary gland may be the underlying cause of external mood swings. Neuroimaging helps discover these. Narayana Health’s neuro psychiatry experts will recommend these to you only if necessary.

Several patients have multiple symptoms without pointing to a mental health disorder. Our doctors use differential diagnosis to pinpoint the root cause of the symptoms and treat it accordingly. At times, a person may suffer from multiple mental disorders. While there are high chances of one or more co-occurring disorders going unnoticed, the experienced psychiatric team at Narayana Health is adept at identifying and ruling out the chances of multiple mental health issues in one patient. They are also experts in handling complex co-occurring mental health conditions and adapting the psychiatry treatment as symptoms evolve. Our doctors ensure that your care plan remains effective irrespective of the dominant psychiatric condition and change in symptoms.

Treatments for Mental Health Issues

The experts at Narayana Health Psychiatric Department follow an integrated medical and therapeutic approach to treating mental conditions. These treatments may include:

Medication

Some mental diseases respond well to medications. Antidepressants and antipsychotics are the most popularly prescribed medications for mental health patients. These are prescription drugs and should not be consumed or discontinued without your mental health professional’s guidance. Sometimes, they may completely cure the condition. In other cases, psychiatrists use medication to reduce symptoms that might be disrupting the patient’s daily life.

Psychotherapy

These are one-to-one sessions for you to share your thoughts, challenges, and feelings with your mental health care professional. These are often such as talk therapy to help you understand your situation better and have tools to navigate the challenges of life. Most popularly, CBT (cognitive behaviour therapy) is used to help patients change negative thinking patterns, ruminating thoughts, and destructive behaviours.

Neural Stimulation Therapies

Your mental healthcare provider may recommend certain brain stimulation therapies to change the way your brain processes information or the way you react to events and stimuli. We have a well-trained and highly qualified team of professionals who administer brain stimulation therapies according to the guidance of the primary psychiatrist. The therapies available at Narayana Health include electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

Alternative Therapies

Going above and beyond is the hallmark of Narayana Health doctors. Therefore, your psychiatry consultant may suggest alternative therapies to supplement the ongoing treatment to encourage more positive behaviour, self-care, and higher impact of psychiatrist medication. These include massage, herbal remedies, acupuncture, yoga, medication, or supplementation.

An estimated 60% to 70% of Indians suffer from mental health challenges of varied degrees. Fortunately, many mental health disorders can be treated or kept under control with pharmacological and psychosocial interventions that enable patients to function efficiently.

A healthy and happy mind is as important as a fit body. The still prevalent stigmatisation of mental health issues and compartmentalisation of psychiatric patients can be upsetting. However, you can be assured that Narayana Health doctors do not dismiss or undermine your experiences. They understand that every human and their mental makeup is different. A psychiatrist consultation can transform your perspective on mental health and help you realise that you are not alone. Neither in facing the issue nor navigating it.