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Psychiatrist

Psychiatry is a profession dealing with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
of neurological disorders. A person specialized in psychiatry is called a
psychiatrist. Psychiatric disorders are considered to be taboo in India, as a result,
there is no data available with respect to the prevalence and epidemiology in the
Indian conditions.

National Institute of Mental
Health and Neurosciences is
the premier research
institute for the psychiatry in
the country located
in Bangalore.

For being a psychiatrist, you
need to complete a Bachelor’s
degree program and then take
the medical college tests. You
have to complete your MD
which is of three years, or you can also do a diploma which spans over two years.
Completing the residency, you will be paid and also be licensed. Then you are
board-certified, and finally, you can become a Psychiatrist.

• Psychiatry problems are considered as a taboo and are underreported in our society
• Psychiatrists are responsible for providing medical assistance to the people suffering from
brain-related diseases
• Degree requirements include MD in psychiatry after MBBS [after 10+2 in science
(biology)]
• Indian Psychiatry association was established in 1947 during the Indian Science Congress
in New Delhi
• Find out more about the topic through Indian psychiatry association
https://indianpsychiatricsociety.org/

Most of the medical colleges in India offer residency courses to the MBBS
professionals to take up psychiatry as their career. Some of these institutions
include The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences
(NIMHANS), Bangalore; All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New
Delhi; Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi; Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata;
and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.

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