Chronic psychiatric illnesses like schizophrenia require structured, long-term care. These conditions may cause distorted thinking, hallucinations, and social withdrawal. Baby Memorial Hospital provides stabilisation, medication management, psychotherapy, and family counselling to improve function and reduce relapse.
Key services:
• Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder Management: Use of antipsychotic medications and therapy to reduce hallucinations, delusions, and disorganised thoughts.
• Emergency Psychiatry: 24/7 care for acute psychiatric emergencies such as violent behaviour, suicidal ideation, or severe agitation requiring urgent intervention.
• Suicide Prevention Clinic: Specialised counselling and monitoring for individuals at risk of self-harm or suicide, focusing on safety and recovery planning.
• Psychosomatic Medicine: Diagnosis and treatment of physical symptoms that have a psychological origin, in collaboration with other medical departments.