Dr. Philip John, with PEEJAYS Policlinic, pioneered the shifting of Psychiatry in Kerala to the open office practice system. Psychiatry is a new branch of medicine. The mind is generated by the brain and hence there is no need for stigma or fear about psychiatric disorders. In this background, this Policlinic provides a comfortable multidisciplinary setting for consultations for children, adolescents and adults. PEEJAYS Child Guidance Clinic (CGC) again pioneered the setting up of an exclusive Child Guidance Clinic (CGC) where children or their parents can walk in comfortably to seek help for Learning Difficulties, Poor School Performance or Emotional Problems in a setting where various specialties are available under one roof. In today’s rapidly changing family and social structure, we have been able to take the CGC concept to other parts of Kerala and to the Middle East. It is to the credit of Dr. Philip John and his team that the Educational Boards began an array of reforms to enable children with Academic Skill Deficits, Learning or Behavioural Problems. Dr. Philip John, MD (NIMHANS) Graduated in Medicine from Trivandrum Medical College and holds MD in Psychiatry from the National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), the premier Institution for Neuro Sciences in India. Dr. Philip John is a Senior Consultant in Psychiatry in Kerala, India for the past 25 years. He has regularly presented papers in National and International Conferences and he is widely traveled. He has edited a Reference Book in Psychiatry, and authored chapters on Child Psychiatric Disorders in two Pediatric reference books. He co-authored the chapter on ‘Depression in the Elderly’ edited by Dr. D. Rosenblatt of the Dept. of Geriatrics, University of Michigan, USA. The chapter on ‘Psychological Co-morbidity in LD’ in a Reference book published by Sage Publications was written by him. In clinical practice, his areas of interest are Behaviour and Learning Disorders in Children. Dr. Shalini Kurup, MD (NIMHANS), DPM, MNAMS Dr. K J S Rajiv, MD Ms. Archana T. S, MSW, M.Phil (NIMHANS) Psychiatric Social Worker Ms. Betty George, B.Sc, Dip in LD- Special Educator Ms. Jeni Susan Thomas, MSW- Social Worker Ms. Loney Jacob, MA(Clinical psychology)- Clinical Psychologist Ms. Liya Grace Kurien, M.Sc Child Development – Child Development Counselor Ms. Sofia Ajmal Khader, B.Sc, B.Ed, Dip in LD – Special Educator # Locus of Mind – PPS # What is Psychiatry, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychiatric Social Work. # School for Animals # Look for Skills instead of Skill Deficits ; Right & Left Brains # Normal Child Development # Learning Disorders # DCD # Communication Disorders # Autism Spectrum Disorders # ADHD # Conduct Disorders / ODD # Tic Disorders # Depression & Suicide in Children # OCD in Children. # School Phobia / School Refusal # Separation Anxiety Disorders # What can medications do for children ? # School Performance & Future Success in Life. # Parenting & Disciplining # Schools & Parents