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1.Diploma in Community Mental Health for Doctors – Batch 46
2.Diploma in Community Mental Health for Nursing – Batch 21
3.Diploma in Community Mental Health for Psychologists – Batch 20

NIMHANS eLearning Primers

Self-paced certificate modules from the Centre for Addiction Medicine & NIMHANS Digital Academy

🆘 Suicide Prevention: A Gatekeeper Training Approach NEW

Addresses India's high burden of suicide, especially ages 15–29
Gatekeeper-model training for early recognition

🍻 Alcohol Use Disorder NEW

Neurobiology of alcohol and the reward pathway
Screening with AUDIT and clinical assessment

💬 Psychosocial Counselling Skills in Addiction Recovery NEW

For counsellors, psychologists, social workers & lay counsellors
Distress tolerance, assertiveness & problem-solving skills

🩺 NAMAH: Mental Health and Resilience for Physicians

Built from 5 NAMAH ECHO cohorts with 100+ physicians
Evidence-based approaches + Indian contemplative traditions

💊 Addiction Pharmacology

Neurobiology & pharmacological management of SUD
Medications across tobacco, alcohol, opioid, cannabis, sedative-hypnotic & stimulant use

🧠 MNS Disorders Care

Recognising & managing common mental, neurological & substance use disorders
Assessment, early intervention & referral pathways

🚭 Tobacco Cessation

Evidence-based tobacco cessation strategies
Designed for healthcare professionals & counsellors

🤝 Motivational Interviewing in SUD

Core principles & spirit of Motivational Interviewing
Practical skills to enhance patient motivation

🔄 Relapse Prevention in SUD

Comprehensive theoretical framework of relapse
Identifying triggers & high-risk situations

🌿 Cannabis Use Disorder

Cannabis taxonomy, neurobiology & epidemiology
Screening tools: CUDIT-R, CAST

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