The outpatient department is located in a double stored building outside the boundary of the institute in a building meant for CPU, since 1982. The OPD function daily for 8.30 AM to 4 PM except on holidays. However, the patients are seen anytime in 24 hours emergency service. CIP caters the need of patient from Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, Bengal, Chattisgarh and north eastern states and even patient from neighbour countries like Nepal and Bangladesh also come for consultation. It is an authorized centre of Mental Health for Central Government, Railways, CCL, BCCL, SAIL etc.

In his first visit, the patient receives a comprehensive assessment by a team that includes junior resident, psychiatric social worker, clinical psychologist, senior residents, and finally the patient is assessed by consultants, and thereafter diagnosis and management plans are decided. Facilities are available for psychological tests, behavior therapy and family therapy at the outpatient level. The out patient department also provides to special group of patients, Child Guidance Clinic is also run at OPD basis providing counseling and guidance to the afflicted children as well as to their parents.
For patients we have television, mineral water, video display television for information lavatory and bath room in OPD building. A canteen for patient is located in the OPD which provides, clean, hygienic and nutritious food to the outpatients and their relatives. A sulabh sauchalaya type of complex is ready to be commissioned anytime for the patients of OPD and emergency.

EMERGENCY SERVICES

Emergency Services are provided for those who are acutely ill and where the patient need urgent and intensive care. There are 16 beds (8 males, 8 females), and the services are provided free apart from the cost of medicines   and food which has to be borne by the relatives or friends accompanying the patient. The guardians are required to stay with the patient. The patient is either discharged, referred to a medical facility admitted in the inpatient wards depending on his condition. The decision is taken within a few days.About 2000 patients are seen in emergency every year.

In O.P.D. we also have 24 hour telephonic help line. Services some of the trained nurses and doctors attends the call and gives valuable advise to the people who can not come to O.P.D. due to some reason.