Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Care (8 - 18 age group)

Shadithya Hospital operates as an integrated specialist psychiatric unit across the Child and Adolescent unit for children aged between 8 to 18 years with severe behavioural and psychiatric problems needing admission to the hospital. The hospital ward will be run by psychiatrist, psychologist, behavioural therapist, nurses, Pediatrician, occupational therapist and multi-disability team members who are all trained in children’s mental health.

The list of disorders covered for admission criteria include the following;

  • Autistic spectrum disorder with behavioural disturbances.
  • Childhood onset psychosis.
  • Childhood onset depression with suicidality.
  • ADHD with challenging behaviour.
  • Mobile and gaming addiction.
  • Recreational drug addiction.
  • Eating disorders.
  • Conduct disorder with aggression.
  • Personality difficulties (evolving) with co-morbidities.
  • Anorexia, Bulmia and eating disorders.
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