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CMC Vellore: A Century of Holistic Psychiatric & Medical Excellence in South India

By Tanuj Suthar, Counselling Psychologist · 20 June 2026

Profiling the Department of Psychiatry at Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore, renowned for integrating family therapy with tertiary psychiatric care.


Clinical Assessment of CMC Vellore

Founded by Dr. Ida S. Scudder in 1900, Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore consistently ranks among the top three medical universities in India. Its Department of Psychiatry, established in 1955, is celebrated for a uniquely compassionate clinical philosophy: they mandate that a family member stay with the patient during residential psychiatric admission, turning inpatient care into an intensive family psychoeducation and healing process.

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