Milestones

DECADE I (1963-1970)

Sept. 16, 1963 Department opened with Dr. N.N.Wig as Asst. Prof. of Psychiatry.
March 1964 Inpatient unit started (3 Beds)
August 1964 Modified ECT started
April 1966 First ICMR Research Scheme granted
Feb. 1967 Child Guidance Clinic Started
April 1967 First MD (Med.) with special subject in Psychiatry awarded (H.C. Verma)
July 1968 Prof. N.N.Wig joined as Professor and Head of the Department
First M.D (Psychiatry) started
August 1968 Occupational Therapy Unit Started
Jan. 1969 First Staff Nurse sent for Psychiatric training to Bangalore
Jan. 1969 General Secretary of Indian Psychiatric Society (N.N. Wig)
July 1969 Editor of Indian Journal of Mental Retardation (J.S. Teja)
October 1969 Clinical Psychology Section started (S.K. Verma)
November 1970 First Psychiatric Social Worker joined the department.

DECADE II (1971-1980)

April 1971 New Psychiatry Ward (Cobalt Block) opened
Feb. 1972 Daily OPD services started
July 1972 Ph.D (Clinical Psychology) started
Dec. 1972 Silver Jubilee Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society organised by the department
June 1973 First WHO collaborative Research Project started
Dec. 1973 Editor, Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology (S.K.Verma).
May 1974 Member of WHO Expert International Advisory Panel on Mental Health for a period of five years (N.N.Wig).
1974 Lithium Clinic started
April 1974 Psychiatric and Psychological Services to mental retardation home, Una, Himachal Pradesh started.
July 1975 Rural Psychiatric Services started
Sept. 1975 First Ph.D Clinical Psychology awarded
March 1976 Department designated as a WHO collaborating Centre for training and research in mental health
March 1978 Drug Dependence clinic started
April 1976 Kataria Gold Medal for best postgraduate of the institute (R S Murthy)
1980 Prof. V. K. Varma joined as Head of the Department

DECADE III (1981-1990)

Sept. 1984 General Secretary of Indian Association of Social Psychiatry (V.K. Varma)
1985 First Ph.D (Psychiatry) awarded (S. Malhotra)
March 6-8, 1986 second Annual Conference of IASP organised by the department.
June 1987 Psychosexual Clinic Started
Nov.25-26, 1988 National Workshop on Child Mental Health- Needs and Priorities organized by the department
July 8, 1988 Drug Deaddiction and Treatment Centre sanctioned by Director General of Health Services (DGHS)
1989 President of Indian Psychiatric Society (V.K. Varma)
Jan. 1990 42nd Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society organised by the department
1990 Editor, Indian Association of Social Psychiatry (P. Kulhara)

DECADE IV (1991-2000)

Nov. 9-13, 1992 13th World Association of Social Psychiatry organized by the department
1991-1999 Secretary General of Indian Association for Child and AdolescentMental Health (S. Malhotra)
Sept- Oct 1991 WHO Fellowship in Child Mental Health (S. Malhotra)
1991-1995 Higher Education Link between PGI and the Guy’s Hospital, London, UK in Child Mental Health supported by the British Council (S. Malhotra)
March 22-23, 1996 National Symposium on Schizophrenia: The Indian Scene organised by the department
1996 Prof P. Kulhara joined as head of the department
1997 Kataria Gold Medal for best postgraduate of the institute (N. Gupta)
1995-2002 Adjunct Secretary and Assistant Secretary General of International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (S.Malhotra)
2000 First faculty member in psychiatric social work joined the department (A Mishra)

DECADE V (2001-2010)

2001 Tobacco Cessation Clinic started (S. Malhotra)
2001-2003 President of Indian Association of Social Psychiatry (S. Malhotra)
2001-2003 President of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (S. Malhotra)
Oct 30-Nov 2002 International Congress of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professional, New Delhi, organised by the department
2003 Member, Advisory Board of the World Psychiatric Association’s Presidential Program on Child Mental Health (S. Malhotra)
Mar 27-29, 2005 International Symposium on Cultural Psychiatry organised by the department
Jan 29-2nd Feb, 2005 57th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society organised by The Department
2005-2008 Member of the “Operational Committee on Education” of WPA – (S. Malhotra)
2005-till date Life President of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
2005 Mental Disability Clinic started
2006 Renovation of the Psychiatry Department and Ward Area
2008 Jury Member for World Psychiatry Association’s Jean Delay Prize (S. Malhotra)
April 4, 2008 Second Indo Pak Punjab Psychiatric Conference organised by the department
Jan 16-17 2009 Regional Advisory Workshop on Tobacco Control Law and Measurs in collaboration with MOHF&W, Govt of India, New Delhi
2008-2011 Advisor, Operational Committee on Education of the World Psychiatric association (S. Malhotra)
2010 Telepsychiatry Centre started (S. Malhotra)
2010 President of Indian Psychiatric Society (A.Avasthi)

DECADE VI (2011-2020)

2011-2013 WHO Expert Member, Working Group on Mood and Anxiety Disorders, for the Revision of ICD-10 (S Chakrabarti)
Nov. 2011 Prof Savita Malhotra joined as Head of the Department
2012 Editor, Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry (D. Basu)
2010-2013 President Elect of the Asian Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (S. Malhotra)
April 2013 Five beds for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry started
July 2013 DM in Child Psychiatry, approved
July 2013 DM in Addiction Psychiatry, approved
July 2013 M.Phil in Clinical Psychology, approved
Sept 22-23,2013 Golden Jubilee Alumni meet of the department, Silver Jubilee of DDTC and International CME organised by the department.
Sept 25-28, 2013 7th Congress of Asian Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (ASCAPAP) and 12th Biennial Congress of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, in New Delhi organized by the department
July 17, 2013 First Patent, Automated System and Method for Telepsychiatry filed (S Malhotra and S.Chakrabarti)