Open AccessA prospective cohort study on the role of nonspecialist staff in preventing relapses and improving clinic attendance of patients with schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Chaturaka Rodrigo,
Srina Welgama,
Tissa Wijeratne,
Ruvini Weligepola,
Senaka Rajapakse,
Gamini Jayananda
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.105518
Subject(s) - attendance , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , medicine , intervention (counseling) , cohort , prospective cohort study , psychiatry , default , ethnic group , mental health , government (linguistics) , family medicine , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , finance , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
The Sri Lankan government employs graduates from local universities (trained in nonpsychiatry disciplines) as Mental Health Development Officers (MHDOs) to fulfill the role of a psychiatric social worker.