Genetic & metabolic Unit
Apart from biological risk factors majority of the severely disabled children may have established risk factors like genetic and metabolic […]
Family Counselling Unit
Many parents with developmentally delayed/disabled children do develop marital problems that adversely affect the progress of the child. The paediatrician, […]
Guidance & Counselling Unit
Mental health issues of adolescents have to be addressed in the primary care set-up itself, because there are far too […]
Behavioural Paediatrics & Scholastic Backwardness Unit
Mood disorders, particularly depression is increasingly being recognized among children and adolescents. The bio-psycho-social model for depression denotes that there […]
Cosmetology Unit
Obese adolescent girls presenting with excess midline hair growth, dandruff, acne, darkening of skin around neck and menstrual irregularities may […]
Adolescent Care Counselling Unit
The adolescent health card provides an opportunity for the adolescents to visit their doctor at least once a year, not […]
Pre-School Services Unit
Early diagnosis of autism, positively before 3 years, using Trivandrum Autism Behaviour Checklist and appropriate early intervention has shown to […]
Visual Impairment Unit
Periodic screening for Retinopathy of Pre-maturity (ROP) is a must for high-risk premature babies on oxygen therapy and the same […]
Speech & Hearing impairment Unit
Screening for hearing defect must be done in all high-risk babies to prevent delay in language development and delay in […]
Perinatal Epidemiology & Childhood Disability Unit
The need of the hour is to have a national perinatal data base, that would go a long way in […]