Care built around the whole person
SIMHAR Swasthi Mandir is an integrated centre in Palakkad where psychiatry, geriatrics, rehabilitation and Ayurveda are practised by one team, in one building.
A unit of Shalom Institute of Mental Health & Research
SIMHAR Swasthi Mandir brings together consultant psychiatry, geriatric medicine, psychiatric rehabilitation, classical Ayurveda and everyday general practice in a single centre at Mylampully, Palakkad.
Mental healthcare in Kerala is often split across places: one clinic diagnoses, another dispenses, a third offers therapy, and the patient carries the file between them. We built this centre so that does not have to happen. Consultation, investigation, treatment and medicines all sit under one roof, and the doctors involved in your care talk to each other directly.
Care that feels calm.
Expertise that feels human.
Trust
Clear diagnosis, honest explanation and no promises we cannot keep.
Wellbeing
Treating the person and their daily life, not only the presenting symptom.
Dignity
Respect for patients, families, older adults and everyone in recovery.
Clarity
Plain language, unhurried consultations and time to ask questions.
Why we practise two systems together
“At SIMHAR Swasthi Mandir we treat Ayurveda as a complementary, holistic pathway inside a multidisciplinary model — not as an alternative to medicine, and never as a reason to stop treatment that is working.”
“Care begins with a full assessment by our Modern Psychiatry department. From there, patients may be referred to our Ayurveda department for appropriate therapies and wellness interventions, and where it is clinically suitable some patients are assessed and managed by the Ayurveda department directly.”
“We use Ayurveda-based therapies particularly in addiction, stress-related conditions, behavioural concerns and rehabilitation, and in selected psychiatric and psychosomatic presentations — always according to individual clinical need. The aim is to support physical and psychological wellbeing, recovery, rehabilitation and long-term reintegration, with the two teams properly coordinated throughout.”
“That coordination is the whole purpose of this centre. It is also the part that is most difficult to arrange anywhere else.”
Why we use both systems
Ayurveda and modern medicine answer different questions well. Used together and deliberately, they cover more ground than either does alone.
Your privacy is protected
Seeking help for mental health should never cost you your privacy. We designed the centre with that in mind.
- Separate entrance and waiting area for psychiatric consultations
- Records held confidentially and never shared without your written consent
- Discreet billing and pharmacy handling
- Family involved only to the extent you want them to be
Talk to us before you decide.
You do not need a referral, and a first conversation costs nothing. Ask us anything — about the approach, the cost, or whether we are the right place for you at all.