National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences explained

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Motto:समत्वं योग उच्यते (Sanskrit)
Established:
  • 1847 as Bangalore Lunatic Asylum[1]
  • 1925 as Government Mental Hospital,
  • 27 December 1974 as NIMHANS
Endowment:(2024)[2]
Head Label:Director
Head:Pratima Murthy[3]
Academic Staff:249
Students:553 [4]
Postgrad:269
Doctoral:284
Country:India
Coor:12.9396°N 77.5988°W
Campus:Urban[5] [6]
Campus Size:174acres
Mascot:White Swan

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences is a medical institution in Bengaluru, India.[7] NIMHANS is the apex centre for mental health and neuroscience education in the country. It is an Institute of National Importance operating autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[8] NIMHANS is ranked 4th best medical institute in India, in the current National Institutional Ranking Framework.[9]

History

The history of the institute dates back to 1847, when the Bangalore Lunatic Asylum was founded. In 1925, the Government of Mysore renamed the asylum as the Mental Hospital. The Mysore Government Mental Hospital became the first institute in India for postgraduate training in psychiatry.[10]

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) was the result of the amalgamation of the erstwhile State Mental Hospital and the All India Institute of Mental Health (AIIMH) established by the Government of India in 1954. The institute was inaugurated on 27 December 1974, establishing it as an autonomous body under the Societies Registration Act to lead in the area of medical service and research in the country.

On 14 November 1994, NIMHANS was conferred a deemed university status by the University Grants Commission with academic autonomy. The institute has been declared as an Institute of National Importance by an act of parliament in 2012.[11] In March 2017, the Government of India passed the Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, which also proposes to set up NIMHANS-like institutions across the nation.[12] [13] [14]

Campus

NIMHANS has five campuses in the city, spread over an area of 174 acres of urban establishments, which includes 30 acres of an under-construction Bangalore North campus.[15] [16] [17] The main campuses of the institute are located in Byrasandra (hospital wing) and Lakkasandra (academic and administrative wing) localities on either side of the Hosur Road.[18] The 'Community Mental Health Center' is located in the Sakalawara area on Bannerghatta Road.[19] The 'NIMHANS Centre for Well Being' is situated in a residential area in BTM Layout.[20] A state-of-the-art convention centre located in the main campus frequently hosts international conferences, seminars, trade shows, expositions, and media events.[21] [22]

Organization and administration

Governance

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences is a multidisciplinary institute for patient care and academic pursuit in the frontier area of mental health and neurosciences. The priority gradient adopted at the institute is service, manpower development and research. A multidisciplinary integrated approach is the mainstay of this institute, paving the way to translate the results from the bench to the bedside. Several national and international funding organizations provide resources for academic and research activities.

Departments

Central Facilities

Academics

Academic programs

Doctor of Philosophy

Super Speciality Medicine Courses

Post-graduate Degree/Fellowship

Post-doctoral Fellowship

Undergraduate Programmes

Rankings

Type:University
Nirf M 2023:4

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences has been ranked 4th among medical institution in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework medical ranking for 2023.

Mental Health Outreach

NIMHANS experts criticized a report on mental health in India published by the World Health Organization. The head of the psychiatry department, S K Chaturvedi, said that the figures by the WHO were highly inflated. Where, in the report, it alleges that 36% of Indians suffer from depression, the highest among all the countries, the NIMHANS faculty state that the incidence of depression is much lower due to a stronger social support system and family structure.[29] However, the lifetime prevalence of depression in India measured by the study was only 9%, and the figure of 36% was a different metric that was mistakenly reported.[30] In May 2015, the faculty association of the institute lodged criticism against the 'Juvenile Justice Bill' which was tabled in parliament.[31] Preeti Jacob, from the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, was quoted as saying "Juveniles are less culpable and are much more amenable to rehabilitative efforts and thus should not be transferred to the adult criminal justice system. The assessments that are being proposed in the bill in order to ascertain the mental capacity to commit an offence are arbitrary and unscientific."[32] [33]

In December 2014, it was reported that a soldier from the Indian Navy was being held in NIMHANS for a month to evaluate whether he was suffering from mental illness, after acting as a whistleblower. After the month-long evaluation, it was concluded that the Navy person was not suffering from any mental illness.[34] [35] In July 2013, TOI reported that NIMHANS was collaborating with the Central Bureau of Investigation to train its staff with interrogation techniques.[36] In 2012, the central government approached NIMHANS to suppress anti-nuclear protests in regard to building the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. The government asked NIMHANS to dispatch psychiatrists to Kudankulam to counsel protesters. To fulfil the plan, NIMHANS developed a team of six members, all of them from the Department of Social Psychiatry. The psychiatrists were sent to get a "peek into the protesters' minds" and help them learn the importance of the plant.[37] [38]

In 2008, a reality show contestant, Shinjini Sen, after getting reprimanded by the TV show judges, temporarily lost her voice, and physical mobility. It was alleged by the media that the television show judges' behaviour caused such disability. To resolve her case, she was flown from Kolkata to Bangalore's NIMHANS to be treated for a neurobiological condition.[39] [40] [41] Professor B N Gangadhar, the then medical superintendent, told the press, "We can say at this juncture that she could be suffering from depression. Depression does not lead to permanent loss of speech or physical disability. We are diagnosing why that has happened. There could be complex neurological factors leading to such conditions."[40]

Controversies

In February 2014, NIMHANS approached the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce to complain about a film to be released with the same name. Although initially, the institution was able to block the release of the film if it was named as such, subsequently, the film-maker was able to launch his film without renaming it, once the Censor Board and KFCC approved the name in its second round.[42]

Notable people

NIMHANS has a strong alumni network of medical scientists and doctors, taking over many prestigious positions across the world. Some of the prominent people associated with the institute include clinical psychologists H. Narayan Murthy,[43] Radhika Chandiramani,[44] Satwant Pasricha,[45] Elayidath Muhammad,[46] philosophers and yoga therapists S. K. Ramachandra Rao[47] H. R. Nagendra,[48] psychiatrists M. Sarada Menon,[49] Shekhar Seshadri,[50] Jaswant Singh Neki, Valsamma Eapen,[51] neuroscientists, Akhilesh Pandey[52] Turaga Desiraju,[53] Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath,[54] Ganesan Venkatasubramanian[55] Bilikere Dwarakanath,[56] neurologists Naeem Sadiq,[57] Sunil Pradhan,[58] and neurosurgeons, N. K. Venkataramana,[59] R. Marthanda Varma among others.[23]

Bibliography

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2024-02-02 . Budget 2024: AIIMS gets highest allocation of ₹4523 crore . 2024-07-03 . Medical Buyer . en-UK.
  3. News: Chauhan. Bala. Senior psychiatrist Pratima Murthy Appointed as director of NIMHANS for five years. The New Indian Express June 19, 2021 10:18 AM IST. Bengaluru. 25 June 2021.
  4. Web site: NIRF 2022 . NIRF.
  5. Web site: Campus . NIMHANS . September 2022 . Campus Area . 18 September 2022 . nimhans.ac.in.
  6. Total area of the institute includes 144 acres of the existing campuses and 30 acres of land acquired for the construction of Bangalore north campus
  7. News: NIMHANS to be declared institute of national importance. Aarti. Dhar. The Hindu. 21 October 2010. www.thehindu.com.
  8. Web site: Speeches Detail - The President of India. PresidentOfIndia.nic.in. 17 May 2017.
  9. Web site: MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF). www.nirfindia.org.
  10. Web site: History and Milestones – Nimhans . 2022-09-26 . en-US.
  11. Web site: PRS - Bill Track - The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Bill, 2010. www.PRSIndia.org. 17 May 2017.
  12. News: Govt to set up NIMHANS-like institutes; every 20th Indian depressed: Nadda. IANS. Business Standard India. 8 April 2017. 17 May 2017. Business Standard.
  13. News: NIMHANS-like institute proposed for Vadodara - Times of India. The Times of India. 10 October 2015 . 17 May 2017.
  14. News: Odisha seeks a NIMHANS like institution in Cuttack - The Economic Times. The Economic Times. 17 May 2017.
  15. Web site: Campus . NIMHANS . September 2022 . Campus Area . 18 September 2022 . nimhans.ac.in.
  16. Web site: NIMHANS North Campus plan inches ahead. Bangalore Mirror.
  17. Web site: NIMHANS NORTHERN CAMPUS (KYALASANAHALLI). NIMHANS NORTHERN CAMPUS (KYALASANAHALLI).
  18. Web site: Locate Us – Nimhans . 2022-09-26 . en-US.
  19. Web site: Sakalawara Community Mental Health Center – Nimhans . 2022-09-26 . en-US.
  20. Web site: NIMHANS Centre for Well Being – Nimhans . 2022-09-26 . en-US.
  21. Web site: NIMHANS Convention Centre – Nimhans . 2022-09-26 . en-US.
  22. Web site: 3rd Edition of IoT India Congress 2018 Started in Bengaluru. digitalterminal.in.
  23. Web site: Past Directors – Nimhans . 2022-09-26 . en-US.
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  25. Web site: Advanced Center for Ayurveda in Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru | Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. ccras.nic.in.
  26. Web site: ACADEMICS | NICY.
  27. Web site: NIMHANS DIGITAL ACADEMY: "Translating Best Practices" – Technology for Training and Transformation.
  28. Web site: WHO | Collaborating centres. https://web.archive.org/web/20040722175218/http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/about/collaborating_centres/en/. dead. 22 July 2004. WHO.
  29. Web site: NIMHANS Criticizes WHO's Report Claiming India A 'Depressed Nation' - French Tribune. www.FrenchTribune.com. 17 May 2017.
  30. Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode. Evelyn. Bromet. Laura Helena. Andrade. Irving. Hwang. Nancy A.. Sampson. Jordi. Alonso. Giovanni de. Girolamo. Ron de. Graaf. Koen. Demyttenaere. Chiyi. Hu. Noboru. Iwata. Aimee N.. Karam. Jagdish. Kaur. Stanislav. Kostyuchenko. Jean-Pierre. Lépine. Daphna. Levinson. Herbert. Matschinger. Maria Elena Medina. Mora. Mark Oakley. Browne. Jose. Posada-Villa. Maria Carmen. Viana. David R.. Williams. Ronald C.. Kessler. 26 July 2011. BMC Medicine. 9. 1. 90. 10.1186/1741-7015-9-90. 21791035. 3163615 . free .
  31. News: Juveniles need reform, not prison. Arlene Manoharan, Swagata Raha, amp, Shruthi. Ramakrishnan. The Hindu. 23 April 2015 . 17 May 2017.
  32. Web site: Legal experts express concern over Juvenile Justice Bill. OneIndia.com. 19 May 2015 . 17 May 2017.
  33. Web site: Opinion: The Danger of Treating Children As Adults. NDTV.com. 17 May 2017.
  34. Web site: Navy Sailor not Suffering from Mental Illness: Nimhans. https://web.archive.org/web/20151113122408/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Navy-Sailor-not-Suffering-from-Mental-Illness-Nimhans/2014/12/09/article2562463.ece. dead. 13 November 2015. NewIndianExpress.com. 17 May 2017.
  35. Web site: Nimhans report gives clean chit to 'whistleblower' sailor - Times of India. IndiaTimes.com. 17 May 2017.
  36. Web site: Neeraj Chauhan. Jul 15, 2013. NIMHANS to train CBI in grilling bigshots India News - Times of India. 2021-09-21. The Times of India. en.
  37. Web site: Koodankulam counselling for protestors flayed. 2021-09-21. The New Indian Express.
  38. Web site: Plan to counsel anti-nuclear protesters draws flak. 2021-09-21. The New Indian Express.
  39. Web site: 2013-06-29 . Hope floats as docs work to get Shinjini back on feet - Times Of India . https://archive.today/20130629121506/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-29/bangalore/27763816_1_depression-shinjini-sengupta-nimhans . dead . 2013-06-29 . 2022-09-26 . archive.ph.
  40. Web site: 2013-06-29 . Shinjini talks, Guv wishes her speedy recovery - Times Of India . https://archive.today/20130629124323/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-02/kolkata/27920261_1_speedy-recovery-shinjini-sengupta-nimhans . dead . 2013-06-29 . 2022-09-26 . archive.ph.
  41. Web site: 2013-06-29 . Shinjini stable, say doctors - Times Of India . https://archive.today/20130629122955/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-04/kolkata/27912189_1_shinjini-sengupta-condition-doctors . dead . 2013-06-29 . 2022-09-26 . archive.ph.
  42. Web site: After a one-year fight, Nimhans gets stay on film name - Bangalore Mirror -. BangaloreMirror.com. 17 May 2017.
  43. Web site: Dr S. Srikanta Sastri | Official Website. srikanta-sastri.kk5.org.
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  49. News: 'People didn't understand mental illness'. The Hindu. 2017-07-25. en.
  50. Web site: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-faculty – Nimhans . 2022-09-30 . en-US.
  51. Book: Eapen, Valsamma. Autism: A Neurodevelopmental Journey from Genes to Behaviour. 2011-08-17. BoD – Books on Demand. 978-953-307-493-1. en.
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  54. News: Dr. Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath - MSCTR Cancer Research Translational Research. MSCTR Cancer Research Translational Research. 2017-07-25. en-US.
  55. Web site: Nimhans Faculty Profile . 2018-12-25 . www.nimhans.ac.in . en . 2018-12-25.
  56. Web site: Bilikere S. Dwarakanath (0000-0001-6988-2601). orcid.org.
  57. Web site: Parkinson's disease cured after successful stem cell therapy. @businessline. 19 February 2015 .
  58. News: Padma Shri neurologist conferred DSc by MP university. Press Trust of India. 2014-10-31. Business Standard India. 2017-07-25.
  59. Web site: Dr.N.K. Venkataramana, Neurosurgeon in Bangalore - BGS Global Hospitals sehat. www.sehat.com. 2017-07-25.

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