The aim is to reduce psychological distress and enhance and promote psychological wellbeing. The methods and findings of psychology and psychological theories with clients are to enable them to make positive changes in their lives.
The Psyche clinic complements the activities of the psychotherapy by providing psychodiagnostic services.
The clinical evaluations made here are used in deciding upon the use of psychopharmacological treatment and psychodynamic psychotherapy.
At the Psyche clinic, a dynamic developmental life span perspective is regarded as critical in the evaluation of each individual and the tests are selected so as to address the full range of behavioural domains.
Since behaviour depends on a complex interplay of perceptual, cognitive, emotional and environmental factors, the tests used here are multifactorial and culturally congruent. Hence, as far as possible, the clinic uses only validated Indian adaptations of psychological tests.
The reports generated here are detailed and clinically more useful.
People of all ages who experience mental or physical health problems are worked out here. These may include:
- Anxiety and depression;
- Serious and enduring mental illness;
- Adjustment to physical illness;
- Neurological disorders;
- Addictive behaviours;
- Eating disorders;
- Behaviour disorders;
- Personal and family relationship problems;
- Learning disabilities.
- Delayed milestones/ developmental delay.
- Depression.
- Sleep disturbances and etc.
Typical work activities include:
- Assessing a client's needs, abilities or behaviour using a variety of methods, including psychometric tests, interviews and direct observation of behaviour;
- Devising and monitoring appropriate programmes of treatment, including therapy, counselling or advice, in collaboration with colleagues;
- Offering therapy for difficulties relating to anxiety, depression, addictions, social and interpersonal problems, challenging behaviour and, increasingly, a range of more difficult problems;
- Rehabilitating long-stay patients into the community;
- Pproviding consultation to other professions, encouraging a psychological approach in their work;
- Ddeveloping and supervising high-quality assessment and therapeutic work by colleagues in multidisciplinary teams;
- Counselling and supporting carers
Testing Services at Psyche clinic
All the psychological tests conducted here are preceded by an intensive clinical interview, and in case of children, supplemented by an observation session and a parental interview.
Intelligence Tests : These tests help to objectively assess and quantify the intellectual level of an individual, and give a global picture of intelligence as well as the achieved levels and potential in different domains of intelligence.
- Wechsler Adult Performance Intelligence Scale, Indian Adaptation [WAIS–PS.]. Age 15 to 45 years.
- Seguin Form Board [SFB] Based on the single factor theory of intelligence, measures speed and accuracy. Used in case of speech impairment and as a screening test to select the appropriate battery of IQ tests. Age 3½ to 10 years, and upto adult level for the mentally handicapped.
- Binet Kamat Test Of Intelligence [BKT] Includes both verbal and performance tests. Age 3 to 22 years and adults with mental handicap
Psychiatric Scales : These scales assess different disorders and their severity, have a prognostic value and assist in chalking out better treatment plans.
- Childhood Autism Rating Scale [CARS] To identify autism and its severity in children upto 10 years. Age 1½-2 years onwards.
- Bell 's Adjustment Inventory, Adult Form [BAI-AF] Marks out four major areas of adjustment, health, social, emotional and occupational. Age adults.
- Specific Learning Disability Tests [SLD] Qualitative and quantitative assessment of deficits in Reading, Writing, Spelling and Arithmetic that are out of proportion with intelligence and age appropriate expectations within and across subjects. [can be exclusive or a mixture of areas]. Age 6 to 17 years, standards 1 to 12.
- Administering an intelligence test (MISIC) is a prerequisite for the SLD Test. The unit also conducts Remedial Programmes for Specific Learning Disorders.
Developmental Scales : The developmental tests help assess the developmental level and maturity in infants and very young children, and give a post hoc view of the developmental phases in older children. These scales, when used in conjunction with the intelligence tests, give an in-depth and more thorough understanding of the child's developmental level in various areas.
- Vineland Social Maturity Scale, Indian adaptation [VSMS] Quantification of social maturity in terms of social age and social quotient. Age 0 to 15 years, and adults with mental handicap.
- Developmental Screening Test [DST] Age 0 to 15 years, and adults with mental handicap.
Projective Tests : Projective techniques are sensitive to unconscious aspects of behaviour, permit and encourage a wide variety of responses, are highly multi-dimensional and thereby reveal various psychical aspects of the personality.
- Rorschach Inkblot Test [RIT] Primarily a personality assessment tool that brings forth an individual's idiosyncratic ways of perceiving, it has a very high diagnostic value in identifying psychological and personality disorders. Age 15 years and above.
- Thematic Apperception Test, Indian Adaptation [TAT] Reveals the silent dynamics of the personality in terms of unconscious desires and needs, defences commonly used, and the individual's view of interpersonal relationships. Age 10 years and above.
- Children Apperception Test [CAT] A version of the TAT for use with children. Age 3 to 15 years.
Contact:
Psyche Clinic
Mrs. Nazeem Banu. I
Mobile: +91 98412 32896.
Email: nazeembanu@gmail.com |
