Open AccessPsychiatric rehabilitation
Author(s) -
H Chandrashekar,
N R Prashanth,
P Kasthuri,
S Madhusudhan
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.4103/0019-5545.69250
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , psychiatric rehabilitation , mentally ill , mental health , psychiatry , publication , psychology , medical education , medicine , mental illness , physical therapy , political science , law
Psychiatric rehabilitation is an important component in the management of the mentally ill. This article presents a selective review of the publications in this journal. Questions addressed in this review range from assessment of rehabilitation needs to different rehabilitative approaches. Although the number of publications providing the answers is meager, there are innovative initiatives. There is a need for mental health professionals to publish the models they follow across the country.