Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry is a two-year diploma level programme. The course helps to train the medical, psychological, and social components of mental, emotional, and behavioural disorders and utilize a broad range of treatment modalities, including diagnostic tests, prescribing medications, psychotherapy, and helping patients and their families cope with stress and crises. Course produce graduates with a knowledge of and interest in a broad range of psychiatry/mental health areas. The course helps the students to acquire the knowledge and skills in psychiatric research, produce candidates who will benefit the mental health services through their ability to understand and interpret new research findings in psychiatry (all students), and in undertaking original mental health research themselves.

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry Eligibility

• Aspiring candidates should have passed a B.Sc. in Psychiatry degree with 50% marks or equivalent CGPA from a recognized university board.
• Some of the very reputed universities and institutes conduct an entrance examination for admission.

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry Syllabus

Syllabus of Psychiatry as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry Colleges

• Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry
• Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nasik
• Thanjavur Medical College (TMC), Thanjavur

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry Course Suitability

• Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry is suitable to identify social, economic, environmental, biological and emotional determinants of mental health, and institute diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, preventive and promotive measures to provide holistic care to a patient.

How is Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry Beneficial?

• Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry is beneficial to equip the trainee with basic skills in psychiatry and scientific foundations in behavioural sciences.
• The course also helps to provide diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative services to the mentally ill both at the institutional and community levels.
• The course is also beneficial for further studies such as Ph.D. etc.

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry Employment Areas

• Hospitals
• Health Care Centre
• Hospital Psychiatric Units
• Medical Institutes
• Private Clinic
• Universities

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry Job Types

• Junior Doctor
• Medical Consultant
• Teacher and Lecturer
• Psychiatrist

Advance Course in Post Graduate Diploma in Psychiatry

• M.D. (Psychiatry)