Inpatient department at Aarunya Psychiatric Center
Aarunya is a Psychiatric Establishment (Regd. Mental Health Establishment under SMHA Delhi) having a capacity of 8 beds, with friendly, efficient and qualified staff so the patients feel comfortable and well looked after.
We, at Aarunya Psychiatric Establishment, provide acute care to patients of severe mental illnesses like Depression, Suicidal Tendencies or Aggression, Psychotic illnesses like schizophrenia, delusional disorder, schizoaffective disorder etc., Bipolar Affective Disorder (Mania or Depression), Addictions (Alcohol, Opiates, BZDs, Cannabinoids, Tobacco etc.), and Observation for treatment response.
Acute conditions for which we seek admissions are:
- Schizophrenia or Psychotic episode: it usually involves symptoms like Hallucinations (experiencing sensations like vision, touch, smell, taste or hearing which is not experienced by other people), delusions, paranoid ideas, odd-irrational thinking and beliefs. Admission is usually required when they become aggressive, violent, refuse food or start to become threatening or suicidal.
- Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD): This involves episodes of extreme mood swings which could sometimes appear as symptoms of mania (high energy, grandiose ideas (believing oneself to be a special person or having special powers), hypersexuality, over-familiarity, risk taking behaviours, anger outbursts, overdressing, over-expenditure, etc). Or it may appear as symptoms of depression (low mood, lack of interest, low energy or fatigability, pessimistic thoughts, suicidal ideation etc.)
- Addiction: It is an illness of brain and behaviour, characterized by chronic and persistent use of substance like alcohol, opioids, cannabis, cocaine, BZDs (sleeping pills), LSD, MDMA etc. Addiction involves strong desire, difficulty in controlling, craving, increased tolerance, preoccupation, harmful effects on health, withdrawal symptoms, lack of interest in other life aspects.
- Suicidal tendencies: it is often seen as individual having active/passive death wish, attempt to harm oneself or with an intent to end one’s life. In any case this needs expert care and supervision. Even if there is no suicidal ideation, individuals may indulge in cutting, overdose and other risk-taking behaviour to relieve themselves from psychological and emotional pain.
- Anger outbursts: in some cases, anger becomes uncontrollable and can pose a risk to the person or the other’s life, it may also involve damage to property.
- Diagnostic Clarification: Mental health is a complex field. There are times the presenting symptoms could be complicated, especially in chronic cases, making it difficult to diagnose and to provide efficient treatment in a single consultation or session. In such cases it is advisable to admit the patient under professional supervision until a diagnosis is made and its adequate treatment plan is decided on.