Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road introduces de-addiction programme

The programme will focus on detoxification, managing withdrawal, maintaining abstinence, and endeavouring to bring the whole body back to good health Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road launched a dedicated programme for de-addiction. A one-of-its-kind de-addiction programme aims to treat substance use disorder through a multi-disciplinary approach. The programme was launched by Harish Pandey- DCP-South Bangalore in the presence of Ashish Bhatia-COO-Fortis Healthcare, Dr Samir Parikh-Director-Department of Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences, and Dr Manish Mattoo-Zonal Director-Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore. The de-addiction programme will focus on detoxification, managing withdrawal, maintaining abstinence, and endeavouring to bring the whole body back to good health. The programme will offer treatment through In-patient management at the hospital with daily psychiatry and clinical psychology consultations, comprehensive diagnostic psychological evaluations, screening with psychiatric rating scales, medication-assisted detoxifications, individualized psychotherapy sessions, family and group therapy sessions, medical management of comorbid physical conditions, nutrition and yoga.