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{{Infobox university
| name = National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
| image = File:Nimhans_logo.png
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Official insignia of the institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Logo and Anthem – Nimhans |url=https://nimhans.ac.in/logo-and-anthem/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| motto = समत्वं योग उच्यते ([[Sanskrit]])
| established = * 1847 as Lunatic Asylum<ref name="History and Milestones – Nimhans">{{Cite web |title=History and Milestones – Nimhans |url=https://nimhans.ac.in/history-and-milestones/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 1925 as Mental Hospital,
*27 December 1974 as NIMHANS
| endowment = {{INRConvert|500.44|c}}<small>(2021-22 est.)</small><ref>{{Cite news|last=Roy Choudhury|first=Pritha|date=Feb 1, 2021|title=Union Budget 2021: Small increase in funds for central medical colleges|work=careers360.com - 6:11 p.m. IST|url=https://news.careers360.com/union-budget-2021-small-increase-in-funds-for-central-medical-colleges|access-date=Feb 4, 2021}}</ref>
| administrative_staff =
| rector =
| head_label = Director
| head = Pratima Murthy<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chauhan|first=Bala|title=Senior psychiatrist Pratima Murthy Appointed as director of NIMHANS for five years|work=[[The New Indian Express]] June 19, 2021 10:18 AM IST|location=Bengaluru|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/jun/19/senior-psychiatrist-pratima-murthy-appointed-as-director-ofnimhans-for-five-years-2318528.html|access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref>
| academic_staff = 249 <ref name=nirf_stud/>
| students = 553 <ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2022 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2022/pdf/Medical/IR-D-U-0236.pdf|publisher=[[NIRF]]}}</ref>
| postgrad = 269 <ref name=nirf_stud/>
| doctoral = 284 <ref name=nirf_stud/>
| city = [[Bangalore]]
| state = [[Karnataka]]
| country = India
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[medical school]]
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| campus = {{convert|174|acre|m2}}<br />[[Urban area|Urban]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campus |first=NIMHANS |date=September 2022 |title=Campus Area |url=https://nimhans.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/LAND_0.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=nimhans.ac.in}}</ref><ref group=note name="Campus Area">Total area of the institute includes 144 acres of the existing campuses and 30 acres of land acquired for the construction of Bangalore north campus</ref>
| colours =
| mascot = White Swan
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| website = {{URL|https://nimhans.ac.in/}}
}}

The '''National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences''' is a medical institution in [[Bangalore, India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/NIMHANS-to-be-declared-institute-of-national-importance/article15786689.ece|title=NIMHANS to be declared institute of national importance|first=Aarti|last=Dhar|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 October 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> NIMHANS is the apex centre for mental health and neuroscience education in the country. It is an [[Institute of National Importance]] operates autonomously under the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://presidentofindia.nic.in/speeches-detail.htm?473|title=Speeches Detail - The President of India|website=PresidentOfIndia.nic.in|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref> NIMHANS is ranked 4th best medical institute in India, in the current [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2021/MedicalRanking.html|website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref>

==History==
The history of the institute dates back to 1847, when the Bangalore Lunatic Asylum was founded. In 1925, the [[Government of Mysore]] rechristened the asylum as the Mental Hospital. The [[Mysore]] Government Mental Hospital became the first institute in India for postgraduate training in psychiatry.<ref name="History and Milestones – Nimhans">{{Cite web |title=History and Milestones – Nimhans |url=https://nimhans.ac.in/history-and-milestones/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) was the result of the amalgamation of the erstwhile State Mental Hospital and the [[All India Institute of Mental Health]] (AIIMH) established by the [[Government of India]] in 1954. The institute was inaugurated on 27 December 1974, establishing it as an autonomous body under the [[Societies Registration Act, 1860|Societies Registration Act]] to lead in the area of medical service and research in the country.

On 14 November 1994, NIMHANS was conferred a [[deemed university]] status by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] with academic autonomy. The institute has been declared as an [[Institute of National Importance]] by an [[National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore Act, 2012|act of parliament]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/the-national-institute-of-mental-health-and-neuro-sciences-bangalore-bill-2010-1401/|title=PRS - Bill Track - The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Bill, 2010|website=www.PRSIndia.org|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref> In March 2017, the Government of India passed the Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, which also proposes to set up NIMHANS-like institutions across the nation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/govt-to-set-up-nimhans-like-institutes-every-20th-indian-depressed-nadda-117040701383_1.html|title=Govt to set up NIMHANS-like institutes; every 20th Indian depressed: Nadda|last=IANS|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=8 April 2017|access-date=17 May 2017|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/NIMHANS-like-institute-proposed-for-Vadodara/articleshow/49300093.cms|title=NIMHANS-like institute proposed for Vadodara - Times of India|website=IndiaTimes.com|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/odisha-seeks-a-nimhans-like-institution-in-cuttack/articleshow/38370509.cms|title=Odisha seeks a NIMHANS like institution in Cuttack - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref>

==Campus==
NIMHANS has five campuses in the city, spread over an area of 174 acres of urban establishments, which includes 30 acres of an under-construction Bangalore North campus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campus |first=NIMHANS |date=September 2022 |title=Campus Area |url=https://nimhans.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/LAND_0.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=nimhans.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/nimhans-north-campus-plan-inches-ahead/articleshow/69509819.cms|title=NIMHANS North Campus plan inches ahead|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/NIMHANS+NORTHERN+CAMPUS+(KYALASANAHALLI)/@13.0637878,77.6613628,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x957dd163d40f583f!8m2!3d13.0638324!4d77.6613721?shorturl=1|title=NIMHANS NORTHERN CAMPUS (KYALASANAHALLI)|website=NIMHANS NORTHERN CAMPUS (KYALASANAHALLI)}}</ref> The main campuses of the institute are located in Byrasandra (hospital wing) and Lakkasandra (academic and administrative wing) localities on either side of the [[Hosur Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Locate Us – Nimhans |url=https://nimhans.ac.in/locate-us/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> The 'Community Mental Health Center' is located in the Sakalawara area on [[Bannerghatta Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sakalawara Community Mental Health Center – Nimhans |url=https://nimhans.ac.in/sakalawara-community-mental-health-center/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> The 'NIMHANS Centre for Well Being' is situated in a residential area in [[BTM Layout]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NIMHANS Centre for Well Being – Nimhans |url=https://nimhans.ac.in/nimhans-centre-for-well-being/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> A state-of-the-art convention centre located in the main campus frequently hosts international conferences, seminars, trade shows, expositions, and media events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NIMHANS Convention Centre – Nimhans |url=https://nimhans.ac.in/nimhans-convention-centre/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digitalterminal.in/news/3rd-edition-of-iot-india-congress-2018-started-in-bengaluru/13859.html|title=3rd Edition of IoT India Congress 2018 Started in Bengaluru|website=digitalterminal.in}}</ref>

{{Gallery
|align = center
|title = NIMHANS campus
|width = 250
|File:Nimhans main.jpg|Department of Psychiatry
|File:NBRC nimhans.jpg|[[Neurobiology Research Centre]]
|File:Govindaswamy nimhans.jpg|MV Govindaswamy Centre
|File:Nimhans convention centre.jpg|NIMHANS Convention Centre
|File:Nimhans garden 0.jpg|Rehabilitation Centre Park
|File:Nimhans garden 5.jpg|NIMHANS Central Garden
|File:Nimhans hostel.jpg|NIMHANS Men's Hostel
|File:NIMHANS Tunnel.jpg|Byrasandra and Lakkasandra campuses underpass
}}

==Organization and administration==
===Governance ===
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! style="background:#ccc;"| Directors of the AIIMH/NIMHANS<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Past Directors – Nimhans |url=https://nimhans.ac.in/past-directors/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |
* M V Govindaswamy (1954–59)
* D L N Murti Rao (1960–62)
* B D Punekar (1963)
* Keki Masani (1963–64)
* N C Surya (1965–68)
* K Bhaskaran (1969)
* [[R. Marthanda Varma|R Martanda Varma]] (1969–77)
* K S Mani (1977–78)
* [[R. Marthanda Varma|R Martanda Varma]] (1978–79)
* G N Narayana Reddy (1979–89)
* S M Channabasavanna (1989–97)
* M Gourie-Devi (1997–2002)
* D Nagaraja (2002–10)
* S K Shankar (2010)
* P Satish Chandra (2010–15)
* N Pradhan (2015)
* G S Umamaheswara Rao (2015)
* B N Gangadhar (2016–2020)
* G Gururaj (2020–2021)
*Satish Chandra Girimaji (2021)
*Pratima Murthy (2021–present)
|-
|}

[[File:NIMHANS campus, Bengaluru.jpg|thumb|NIMHANS Byrasandra campus]]
[[File:NIMHANS_Lakkasandra.jpg|thumb|NIMHANS Lakkasandra campus]]
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and other dignitaries at the 19th convocation of the Nation Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences(NIMHANS), in Bengaluru on February 18, 2015.jpg|thumb|Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] at the 19th convocation of the institute]]
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences is a multidisciplinary institute for patient care and academic pursuit in the frontier area of mental health and neurosciences. The priority gradient adopted at the institute is service, manpower development and research. A multidisciplinary integrated approach is the mainstay of this institute, paving the way to translate the results from the bench to the bedside. Several national and international funding organizations provide resources for academic and research activities.

===Departments===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Biophysics]]
*[[Biostatistics]]
*[[Neuroscience|Basic Neurosciences]]
*[[Human Genetics]]
*[[Neurochemistry]]
*[[Microbiology|Neuromicrobiology]]
*[[Neuropathology]]
*[[Neurophysiology]]
*[[Neurovirology]]
*[[Mental health literacy|Mental Health Education]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://mentalhealtheducationnimhans.org/|title=Mental Health Education Nimhans}}</ref>
*[[Clinical Psychology]]
*[[Child and adolescent psychiatry]]
*[[Social psychiatry|Psychiatric Social Work]]
*[[Psychiatry]]
*[[Nursing]]
*[[Clinical Neuroscience]]
*[[Neurosurgery]]
*[[Psychopharmacology|Clinical Psychopharmacology]] and [[Neurotoxicology]]
*[[Interventional neuroradiology|Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology]]
*[[Neurology]]
*[[Epidemiology]]
*[[Neurorehabilitation|Neurological Rehabilitation]]
*[[Neurosurgical anesthesia|Neuroanaesthesia]] and [[Neurocritical care]]
*[[Psychiatric rehabilitation]]
*[[Speech-language pathology|Speech Pathology and Audiology]]
*[[Transfusion Medicine]] and [[Haematology]]
{{colend}}

===Central Facilities===
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*Advanced Centre for Ayurveda in Mental Health and Neurosciences<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ccras.nic.in/content/advanced-center-ayurveda-mental-health-neurosciences-bengaluru|title=Advanced Center for Ayurveda in Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru | Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India|website=ccras.nic.in}}</ref>
*Central Animal Research Facility
*Sakalwara Community Mental Health Centre<ref name="auto"/>
*Centre for Public Health
*Centre for Addiction Medicine
*Biomedical Engineering
*Engineering Section
*Library and Information Centre
*Magneto-encephalography Centre
*PET MRI Centre
*[[Neurobiology Research Centre]]
*NIMHANS Centre for Well Being
*Virtual Learning Centre
*Center for Molecular Imaging
*Centre for Brain Mapping
*Gamma Knife Centre
*NIMHANS Health Centre
*NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nimhans.ac.in/nimhans-integrated-centre-for-yoga/|title=ACADEMICS | NICY}}</ref>
*NIMHANS Gymkhana
*Nutrition and Dietetics Centre
*Physiotherapy Centre
*NIMHANS Digital Academy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nimhans.ac.in/nimhans-digital-academy/|title=NIMHANS DIGITAL ACADEMY: "Translating Best Practices" – Technology for Training and Transformation}}</ref>
*NIMHANS Convention Centre
*NIMHANS Gymkhana
*WHO Collaborating Centre for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/about/collaborating_centres/en/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040722175218/http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/about/collaborating_centres/en/|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2004|title=WHO | Collaborating centres|website=WHO}}</ref>
{{colend}}

==Academics==
===Academic programs===

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====Doctor of Philosophy====
(a) Institute Fellowship
* Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
* Ph.D. in Neurophysiology
* Ph.D. in Psychiatric Social Work
* Ph.D. in Speech Pathology & Audiology
* Ph.D. in Biostatistics
* Ph.D. in Clinical Neurosciences (ICMR Fellowship)

(b) External Fellowship
* Ph.D. in Biophysics
* Ph.D. in Biostatistics
* Ph.D. in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
* Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
* Ph.D. in Human Genetics
* Ph.D. in Neurochemistry
* Ph.D. in Neuroimaging & Interventional Radiology
* Ph.D. in Neurological Rehabilitation
* Ph.D. in Neurology
* Ph.D. in Neuroimaging & Interventional Radiology
* Ph.D. in Neuromicrobiology
* Ph.D. in Neuropathology
* Ph.D. in Neurophysiology
* Ph.D. in Neurovirology
* Ph.D. in Nursing
* Ph.D. in Psychiatric Social Work
* Ph.D. in Mental Health Rehabilitation
* Ph.D. in Psychiatry
* Ph.D. in History of Psychiatry
* Ph.D. in Clinical Psychopharmacology & Neurotoxicolog
* Ph.D. in Speech Pathology & Audiology

====Super Speciality Medicine Courses====
* DM in Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology
* DM in Neurology (Post MBBS)
* DM in Neurology (Post MD/DNB)
* DM in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
* DM in Addiction Psychiatry
* DM in Forensic Psychiatry
* DM in Geriatric Psychiatry
* DM in Neuroanaesthesia & Neurocritical Care
* DM in Neuropathology
* M.Ch. in Neurosurgery (Post MBBS)
* M.Ch. in Neurosurgery (Post MS/DNB)

====Post-graduate Degree/Fellowship====
* MD in Psychiatry
* Fellowship in Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management
* Fellowship in Geriatric Mental Health Care
* Fellowship in Mental Health Education
* Fellowship in Geriatric Mental Health Nursing
* Fellowship in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
* Fellowship in Psychosocial Care for elderly
* M.Phil. in Biophysics
* M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology
* M.Phil. in Neurophysiology
* M.Phil. in Neurosciences
* M.Phil. in Psychiatric Social work
* Masters in Public Health
* M.Sc. in Psychiatric Nursing
* M.Sc. in Biostatistics

====Post-doctoral Fellowship====
* Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
* Neuroanaesthesia
* Neurocritical Care
* Neuroinfection
* Hospital Infection Control
* Epilepsy
* Movement Disorders
* Neuromuscular Disorder
* Stroke
* Neuropathology
* Paediatric Neurology
* Transfusion Medicine
* Neurological Rehabilitation
* Acute Care & Emergency Psychiatry
* Community Mental Health
* Addiction Medicine
* Forensic Psychiatry
* Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
* Geriatric Psychiatry
* Obsessive Compulsive disorder & related disorders
* Clinical Neurosciences & Therapeutics in Schizophrenia
* Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation of Psychiatric disorders
* Cognitive Neurosciences
* Women's Mental Health
{{colend}}

===Rankings===
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|NIRF_M_2022=4}}

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences has been ranked 4th among medical institution in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] medical ranking for 2022.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_M_2022 />

=== Mental Health Outreach ===
NIMHANS experts criticized a report on mental health in India published by the [[World Health Organization]]. The head of the psychiatry department, S K Chaturvedi, said that the figures by the [[World Health Organization|WHO]] were highly inflated. Where, in the report, it alleges that 36% of Indians suffer from [[Depression (mood)|depression]], the highest among all the countries, the NIMHANS faculty state that the incidence of depression is much lower due to a stronger social support system and family structure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/116451-nimhans-criticizes-who-s-report-claiming-india-depressed-nation|title=NIMHANS Criticizes WHO's Report Claiming India A 'Depressed Nation' - French Tribune|website=www.FrenchTribune.com|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref> However, the lifetime prevalence of depression in India measured by the study was only 9%, and the figure of 36% was a different metric that was mistakenly reported.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode|first1=Evelyn|last1=Bromet|first2=Laura Helena|last2=Andrade|first3=Irving|last3=Hwang|first4=Nancy A.|last4=Sampson|first5=Jordi|last5=Alonso|first6=Giovanni de|last6=Girolamo|first7=Ron de|last7=Graaf|first8=Koen|last8=Demyttenaere|first9=Chiyi|last9=Hu|first10=Noboru|last10=Iwata|first11=Aimee N.|last11=Karam|first12=Jagdish|last12=Kaur|first13=Stanislav|last13=Kostyuchenko|first14=Jean-Pierre|last14=Lépine|first15=Daphna|last15=Levinson|first16=Herbert|last16=Matschinger|first17=Maria Elena Medina|last17=Mora|first18=Mark Oakley|last18=Browne|first19=Jose|last19=Posada-Villa|first20=Maria Carmen|last20=Viana|first21=David R.|last21=Williams|first22=Ronald C.|last22=Kessler|date=26 July 2011|journal=BMC Medicine|volume=9|issue=1|pages=90|doi=10.1186/1741-7015-9-90|pmid=21791035|pmc=3163615}}</ref>
In May 2015, the faculty association of the institute lodged criticism against the 'Juvenile Justice Bill' which was tabled in parliament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/juveniles-need-reform-not-prison/article7134888.ece|title=Juveniles need reform, not prison|first=Arlene Manoharan, Swagata Raha, amp, Shruthi|last=Ramakrishnan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=23 April 2015 |access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref> Preeti Jacob, from the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, was quoted as saying "Juveniles are less culpable and are much more amenable to rehabilitative efforts and thus should not be transferred to the adult criminal justice system. The assessments that are being proposed in the bill in order to ascertain the mental capacity to commit an offence are arbitrary and unscientific."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/india/legal-experts-express-concern-over-juvenile-justice-bill-1751632.html|title=Legal experts express concern over Juvenile Justice Bill|website=OneIndia.com|date=19 May 2015 |access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/opinion/the-danger-of-treating-children-as-adults-758849|title=Opinion: The Danger of Treating Children As Adults|website=NDTV.com|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref>

In December 2014, it was reported that a soldier from the Indian Navy was being held in NIMHANS for a month to evaluate whether he was suffering from mental illness, after acting as a whistleblower. After the month-long evaluation, it was concluded that the Navy person was not suffering from any mental illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Navy-Sailor-not-Suffering-from-Mental-Illness-Nimhans/2014/12/09/article2562463.ece|title=Navy Sailor not Suffering from Mental Illness: Nimhans|website=NewIndianExpress.com|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Nimhans-report-gives-clean-chit-to-whistleblower-sailor/articleshow/45427834.cms|title=Nimhans report gives clean chit to 'whistleblower' sailor - Times of India|website=IndiaTimes.com|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref>
In July 2013, [[Times of India|TOI]] reported that NIMHANS was collaborating with the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] to train its staff with interrogation techniques.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Neeraj Chauhan|date=Jul 15, 2013|title=NIMHANS to train CBI in grilling bigshots {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nimhans-to-train-cbi-in-grilling-bigshots/articleshow/21075532.cms|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> In 2012, the central government approached NIMHANS to suppress [[anti-nuclear protests]] in regard to building the [[Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant]]. The government asked NIMHANS to dispatch psychiatrists to Kudankulam to counsel protesters. To fulfil the plan, NIMHANS developed a team of six members, all of them from the Department of Social Psychiatry. The psychiatrists were sent to get a "peek into the protesters' minds" and help them learn the importance of the plant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Koodankulam counselling for protestors flayed|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2012/jun/20/koodankulam-counselling-for-protestors-flayed-378860.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Plan to counsel anti-nuclear protesters draws flak|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2012/jun/20/plan-to-counsel-anti-nuclear-protesters-draws-flak-378986.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

In 2008, a reality show contestant, Shinjini Sen, after getting reprimanded by the TV show judges, temporarily lost her voice, and physical mobility. It was alleged by the media that the television show judges' behaviour caused such disability. To resolve her case, she was flown from Kolkata to Bangalore's NIMHANS to be treated for a neurobiological condition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-29 |title=Hope floats as docs work to get Shinjini back on feet - Times Of India |url=https://archive.ph/Z5wu5 |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=archive.ph}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes1">{{Cite web |date=2013-06-29 |title=Shinjini talks, Guv wishes her speedy recovery - Times Of India |url=https://archive.ph/6tGiF |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=archive.ph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-29 |title=Shinjini stable, say doctors - Times Of India |url=https://archive.ph/waRsf |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=archive.ph}}</ref> Professor B N Gangadhar, the then medical superintendent, told the press, "We can say at this juncture that she could be suffering from depression. Depression does not lead to permanent loss of speech or physical disability. We are diagnosing why that has happened. There could be complex neurological factors leading to such conditions."<ref name="indiatimes1"/>

==Controversies==
In February 2014, NIMHANS approached the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce to complain about a film to be released with the same name. Although initially, the institution was able to block the release of the film if it was named as such, subsequently, the film-maker was able to launch his film without renaming it, once the Censor Board and KFCC approved the name in its second round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/After-a-one-year-fight-Nimhans-gets-stay-on-film-name/articleshow/30010680.cms|title=After a one-year fight, Nimhans gets stay on film name - Bangalore Mirror -|website=BangaloreMirror.com|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref>

==Notable people==
NIMHANS has a strong alumni network of medical scientists and doctors, taking over many prestigious positions across the world. Some of the prominent people associated with the institute include clinical psychologists [[H. Narayan Murthy]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://srikanta-sastri.kk5.org/|title=Dr S. Srikanta Sastri | Official Website|website=srikanta-sastri.kk5.org}}</ref> [[Radhika Chandiramani]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2MlDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT272%7Cdate|title=Nothing to Fix: Medicalisation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity|last1=Narrain|first1=Arvind|last2=Chandran|first2=Vinay|date=2015-12-17|publisher=SAGE Publications India|isbn=9789351509165|language=fr}}</ref> [[Satwant Pasricha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/most-rebirth-claims-are-true/story-EvYSLxDBP3JQDaajvYIwlO.html|title=Most rebirth claims are true|date=5 August 2007|website=hindustantimes.com}}</ref> [[Psycho Mohammed|Elayidath Muhammad]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Psycho Mohmed|url=https://greenbooksindia.com/psycho-mohmed|access-date=2021-07-23|website=greenbooksindia.com}}</ref> philosophers and yoga therapists [[S. K. Ramachandra Rao]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profskr.com/?page_id=9|title=Life - S. K. Ramachandra Rao Memorial Website|website=profskr.com}}</ref> [[H. R. Nagendra]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/know-dr-h-r-nagendra-who-pm-modi-recommended-to-kejriwal-47767.html|title=Get to know Dr HR Nagendra, Modi's yoga guru recommended to Arvind Kejriwal {{!}} IndiaTV News|access-date=2017-07-25|language=en-US}}</ref> psychiatrists [[M. Sarada Menon]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/lsquoPeople-didnrsquot-understand-mental-illnessrsquo/article11643550.ece|title='People didn't understand mental illness'|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-07-25|language=en}}</ref> [[Shekhar Seshadri]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-faculty – Nimhans |url=https://nimhans.ac.in/child-adolescent-psychiatry/child-adolescent-psychiatry-faculty/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Jaswant Singh Neki]],{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} [[Valsamma Eapen]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Eapen|first=Valsamma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KoqfDwAAQBAJ&q=Valsamma+Eapen+nimhans&pg=PR5|title=Autism: A Neurodevelopmental Journey from Genes to Behaviour|date=2011-08-17|publisher=BoD – Books on Demand|isbn=978-953-307-493-1|language=en}}</ref> neuroscientists, [[Turaga Desiraju]],<ref name="Neurosciences - An Overview">{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Neurosciences - An Overview |url=http://neuroscienceacademy.org.in/downloads/pub/Set1.pdf |publisher=Neuroscience Academy}}</ref> [[Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.msctr.org/profile/dr-vijayalakshmi-ravindranath/|title=Dr. Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath - MSCTR {{!}} Cancer Research {{!}}Translational Research|work=MSCTR {{!}} Cancer Research {{!}}Translational Research|access-date=2017-07-25|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Ganesan Venkatasubramanian]]<ref name="Nimhans Faculty Profile">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nimhans.ac.in/users/dr-g-venkatasubramanian |title=Nimhans Faculty Profile |date=2018-12-25 |website=www.nimhans.ac.in |language=en |access-date=2018-12-25}}</ref> [[Bilikere Dwarakanath]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6988-2601|title=Bilikere S. Dwarakanath (0000-0001-6988-2601)|website=orcid.org}}</ref> neurologists [[Naeem Sadiq]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/parkinsons-disease-cured-after-successful-stem-cell-therapy/article6913019.ece|title=Parkinson's disease cured after successful stem cell therapy|website=@businessline|date=19 February 2015 }}</ref> [[Sunil Pradhan]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/padma-shri-neurologist-conferred-dsc-by-mp-university-114103100892_1.html|title=Padma Shri neurologist conferred DSc by MP university|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2014-10-31|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref> and neurosurgeons, [[N. K. Venkataramana]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sehat.com/dr-nk-venkataramana-neurosurgeon-bangalore|title=Dr.N.K. Venkataramana, Neurosurgeon in Bangalore - BGS Global Hospitals {{!}} sehat|website=www.sehat.com|access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref> [[R. Marthanda Varma]] among others.<ref name="auto1"/>

== Bibliography ==

* {{cite journal |last=Willford |first=Andrew |date=24 Jan 2022 |title='Do You Hear Voices, or Do You Think You Hear Voices?': Malevolence and Modernity in the Psychiatric Clinic |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1080%2F00856401.2022.2018639 |pages=164–182 |issn= |oclc= |access-date= |journal=South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies |volume=45 |issue=1|doi=10.1080/00856401.2022.2018639 |s2cid=246342737 }}

== See also ==
*[[Mental health in India]]

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