DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY

1. Academic Activity:

• Undergraduate Seminars: 4 sessions
• Case Conferences: 3 sessions

2. Scientific Publications:

• Deb K, Deka K. Perceived stress and coping in patients with head and neck cancer. Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences. 2015; 6(2):122-6.
• Deka K and Balachander S. Electro Convulsive Therapy: Research from India in Developments in Psychiatry in India by Malhotra S and Chakrabarty S. Springer India 2015, Page 533.
• Kamala Deka, Sabita Dhingia, Kaberi Baruah, Dhrubajyoti Bhuyan. Parental Handling, Family Functioning, and Life Events in Help-Seeking and Non-Help-Seeking Adolescents. J. Indian Assoc. Child Adolesc. Ment. Health 2016; 12(3):253-274. (Marfatia Award 2015)

3. Ongoing Research Work:

• Intent, Psychosocial Correlates, and Psychiatric Diagnosis of Patients with Attempted Suicide – Dr. Pallab Kumar Bhattacharjee, Mrs. Manju P. Baruah, Dr. Kamala Deka.
• Study on Psychosocial Profile of Alcohol Use Disorder in a Tertiary Care Center – Dr. Mustakim Ahmed, Mr. Daino Basumotary.

4. Professional Services:

a) Patient Attendance (1st Jan 2016 - 31st Aug 2016)

• Bed Strength: Increased to 30 beds (1 unit)

b) Special Clinics:

• Child Guidance Clinic (CGC): Started on 09-02-2016.
• Drug Deaddiction Clinic (DDC): Started on 13-01-2016.
• Family Counseling Clinic (FCC): Started on 18-01-2016.
• Biofeedback Therapy: Started on 18-05-2016.

5. Important Machinery Purchased:

• Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT) Machine – Purchased on 03-02-2016.
• Biofeedback Machine – Purchased on 03-02-2016.
• Digital Alcohol Breath Analyzer – Purchased on 03-02-2016.
• Boyle’s Apparatus – Purchased on 28-04-2016.

6. Other Notable Achievements:

Dr. Kamala Deka:

• Recipient of J.C. Marfatia Award for best paper at the 13th Biennial Conference of the Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Pune (19th November 2015).
• Guest speaker at the National Midterm CME of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Guwahati (30th-31st July 2016).

Dr. Pallab Kumar Bhattacharjee:

• Presented a seminar on Endogenous Depression (19-04-2016).
• Delivered a lecture on Persons with Disabilities Act (23-03-2016) at the National Institute of Multiple Handicaps, Chennai, in collaboration with NGO Prerona.
• Spoke on Senile Dementia at an awareness camp (26-05-2016) organized by a local NGO.

Dr. Mustakim Ahmed:

• Presented a seminar on Tobacco Dependence Syndrome and Nicotine Replacement Therapy in association with the State Tobacco Control Cell, Assam, at the Department of Psychiatry (06-05-2016).
• Participated in an awareness camp on International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26-06-2016) at Central Jail, Jorhat, counseling inmates.
• Delivered a seminar on Role of Vitamin D3 in Neuropsychiatric Disorders at Doctors Club, Jorhat (21-05-2016).

Sl. No.	Name of Faculty	Present Designation	Educational Qualification	Registration No.	Photograph
1	Dr. Kamala Deka	Professor	MBBS, MD Psychiatry	10395 AMC
2	Dr. Dipjyoti Bora	Assistant Professor	MBBS, MD Psychiatry	19378 AMCR
3	Dr. Satya Kumar Dutta	Registrar	MD Psychiatry	19665