Psychiatry Department

History and date of ESTABLISHMENT:

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences named Mowadat Hussain Rana in 2013 after the legend in the field of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences and of Medical Education. It is a full unit having 34 beds comprising of indoor, outdoor, Drug Addiction & Rehabilitation Centre, Psychiatric ICU alongwith the Conference Room for the academic training of undergraduate, postgraduate and the students of Psychology. The department has the facility of ECT and EEG catering the patients six days a week. Drug Addiction & Rehabilitation Centre was inaugurated on 20-02-2020. This is providing facilities to the patients having issues with variant drugs (cannabinoids, opioids, amphetamines, methamphetamines, LSD, intravenous drugs), alcohol, bhang and others. We have state of the art psychiatric ICU and Ketamine Clinic. We are offering a 21-days inpatient detoxification services in the first tier and later, providing rehabilitation services. The department has its own Psychometric Laboratory which has important Psychometric Investigations working under the direct supervision of qualified Clinical Psychologists. The department has its own library which contains the journals of high impact factor alongwith the availability of high standard books on Psychiatry, Psychology, Sociology and Literature. At this time, it is purely an academic, clinical department providing quality Psychiatric services to the people of Southern Punjab and to the people of adjoining areas of Sindh and Baluchistan.

            Department of Psychiatry, Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan started working in 1988. The Department of Psychiatry received the status of academic department and later in 2005, the subject of Behavioural sciences was added to the curriculum of MBBS and of allied health sciences. From then onward the name of department is changed to “The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences” and it is serving as basic sciences as well as an academic clinical department.

DATE OF RECOGNITION WITH PMDC/PMC AND CPSP:

Department of Psychiatry is fully accredited with PMDC, CPSP for fcps and MCPS training with effect

• Department of Psychiatry fully accredited for training of
  • FCPS (Psychiatry) on 24th April 2010
  • MCPS (Psychiatry) on 24th July 2019
• In May 2007 department of Psychiatry was recognition by
  • PMDC                                     May-2007
  • PMC                            19 August 2019

Dr. Urooj Zafar

Assistant Professor & Head of Department

Faculty Profile

SR.	NAME	DESIGNATION
1	Prof. Dr. Ali Burhan Mustafa	PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY
2	Dr. Urooj Zafar	Assistant Professor & Head of Department
3	Dr. Sadia Nikhet	Assistant Professor

Staff Strength

NAMES OF HOD OF SZMC, R.Y. KHAN.

The first faculty member of the college Dr. Khadija Masood was appointed as Assistant Professor in 2006. Later on Dr. Ali Burhan Mustafa joined the department in 2013 who is working as Head of department till date. The detail list of HOD’s from 1988 to till date is as follows:-

Sitting row left to right:  Dr. Shahar Bano, Dr. Waheed ud Din, Dr. Mahwish Adnan, Dr. Urooj Zafar, Dr. Ali Burhan Mustafa, Dr. Sadia Nikhet, Mrs. Sadia Batool, Dr. Muhammad Khalid, Mrs. Tesleem Majeed.

Standing row (1) left to right: Miss Saima Kanwal, Mrs. Farzana Batool, Mrs. Iram Gul, Dr. Nousheen Munir, Dr. Shazza Qazi, Mrs. Rafia Ghaffar, Mrs. Bisma Jamil, Mrs. Arisham Khalid, Miss Faiza Iram, Miss Raheela Ayub, Mrs. Fouzia Umar Daraz, Miss Ambar Ishfaq, Mrs. Javeria Nazir.

Standing row (2) left to right: Mr. Naveed Rehmat, Mr. Shafaqat Ali, Dr. Abdul Basit, Dr. Sarmad Mushtaq, Mr. Faisal Ali, Mr. Zafar Iqbal, Mr. Muhammad Hassan, Mr. Sagheer Ahmed, Mr. Hamza Arif.

FACILITIES

1. OPD Services

• OPD services are available 6 days a week.

2. Inpatient Facilities

• 34 beds are available, distributed as follows:
  • 10 beds for females
  • 12 beds for males
  • 10 beds for the Drug Addiction Centre
  • 02 beds for the Psychiatric ICU

3. Drug Addiction Services

• Drug addiction cases are managed within limited resources.
• Drug Addiction Centre has 10 dedicated beds.

4. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services

• EEG Room: EEG tests are conducted for both indoor and outdoor referred cases.
• Psychometric Lab: Various psychological tests are performed, including PANSS, MMPI, TAT, BGT, HFD, BDI, WAT, EPPS, RISB, and RSPM.
• ECT Services: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is performed in collaboration with the Anesthesia Department and the Emergency Operation Theatre.
• General Laboratory Tests, CT Scan, and MRI: Conducted in liaison with hospital labs.
• Ketamine Clinic: Recently started and now functional.

5. Emergency and Ward Services

• 24/7 Emergency Services: Round-the-clock emergency care is provided for psychiatric patients.
• Doctor Availability: One doctor is always present in the ward.

6. Forensic Psychiatry

• Forensic psychiatry services are provided in collaboration with the District Police, Jail, and Judiciary.
• Psychological Profiling: Facilitated for firearm license applicants.

7. Interdepartmental Collaboration

• Liaison with other hospital departments, including:
  • Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Paediatrics
  • Gynaecology & Obstetrics
  • All other hospital departments

8. Technology and Security

• Online Data Facility: Online data management for indoor patients is available.
• CCTV Cameras and Security: The Psychiatry ward has an outstanding CCTV and security system.

9. Pharmacy

• A pharmacy is available within the Psychiatry Department.

10. Prison Psychiatry Service (Future Plans)

• Currently liaising with the local district government to establish prison psychiatry services.
• Challenges:
  • No secure facilities for treating patients with criminal charges.
  • Lack of proper rehabilitation facilities for:
    • Drug abuse patients
    • Adult and child psychiatry patients
    • Learning disability patients
    • Forensic psychiatric patients
• Proposed Solutions:
  • Community-based services through liaison or public-private partnerships.

11. Autism Centre

• Introducing the first-ever Autism Centre in Rahim Yar Khan.
• A groundbreaking collaboration between:
  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Sheikh Zayed Medical College
  • Sheikh Zayed Public School, Rahim Yar Khan

12. Awareness and Community Engagement

• The Department of Psychiatry actively conducts and celebrates awareness walks, lectures, and events, including World Mental Health Day, on a regular basis.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Eight Residents for FCPS (Psychiatry) and one for MD (Psychiatry) registered.
• Three psychologists of our department have also been enrolled for PHD in counselling and guidance.

TRAININGS/ INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS:

• Many batches of MSc psychology students have completed their internship in the department of Psychiatry under the supervision of Dr. Ali Burhan Mustafa.
• Mini workshops about psychiatric disorders and drug addiction with doctors of other departments and periphery held on different occasions.

TEACHING ROUNDS:

• One grand review round per week.
• Two mini rounds per week
• Ward rounds thrice a day

TEACHING SCHEDULE FOR PGRS, MOS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS:

• One case presentation weekly
• One Journal club meeting weekly.
• Clinico-pathological-conference weekly.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT:

Undergraduate Training Program:

• 1^st Year MBBS and 2^nd Year MBBS:
• The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is actively engaged in the teaching of Behavioral Sciences and PERLs, aligning with the latest integrated curricular syllabus as per the updated guidelines of the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore.
• 3^rd Year Mbbs:

In this session (2021-2022) teaching in the subject of Behavioural Sciences and Psychiatric illness is being deliver to 3^rd year MBBS class as following schedule:

• • 02 Theory lectures Behavioural Sciences / per week
  • 13 Lectures on Psychiatric illness throughout the session  
  • 03 Behavioural Sciences Practical Classes / per week
  • 04 Psychiatry Clinical batches / per week.
• 1^st Year BSc (Allied Health Sciences): 2 lectures per week,
• 3^rd Year DPT: 2 lectures and 2 practical’s were delivered

Post Graduate Training Program:

• Weekly Case Conference, Presentation

Psychiatric ICU

Prison Psychiatry Service:

Behavioral sciences 3^rd edition book Inauguration:

PGR of the month

Academic Mental Health Gala 2022

Pre-workshops

TRAINING OF NCDS DOCTORS AND WELL WOMAN CLINIC DOCTORS ON MENTAL HEALTH PACKAGE

FUTURE PLANS:

• Mou has been signed between Psychiatry department Rahim Yar Khan and IUB BWP. We are aiming to start a six month certification course of forensic psychiatry.
• There are several research projects are ongoing in the department of psychiatry as mentioned below. However, we have future plans of stentings our research area further more.
  • Prevalence of Depression among the patients having Ischemic Heart Diseases (IHD) presented to Department of Cardiology, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan by Dr Sarmad Mushtaq, Dr Ali Burhan Mustafa.
  • Prevalence of Depression among patients having Type II Diabetes Mellitus by Dr Abdul Basit, Dr Ali Burhan Mustafa.
  • Genetics Study on Schizophrenic patients by Dr. Ali Burhan Mustafa, Miss Bisma Jameel, Mr. Shafaqat Ali bhatti
  • Genetics Study on Bipolar Affective Disorder patients.
• It is increasingly recognized that some specific areas of Mental Health Care as well as patients of specific age groups have different needs for care. Therefore, along with improvement in already established “General Adult Psychiatry” and “Drug Abuse and Addiction Treatment” we have plans to establish following important services:
  • Child and Family Psychiatry
  • Learning Disability
  • Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Liaison Psychiatry
  • Rehabilitation