Open AccessPathway of care among psychiatric patients attending a mental health institution in central India
Author(s) -
Chandrakant Lahariya,
Shyam Singhal,
Sumeet Gupta,
Ashok K. Mishra
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
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 - 10.4103/0019-5545.74308
Subject(s) - institution , psychiatry , mental health , medicine , mental health care , care pathway , mental healthcare , health care , psychology , political science , law
Only a limited proportion of patients with psychiatric disorders attend the healthcare facilities, and that too when the condition becomes severe. Treatment from unqualified medical practitioners and faith healers is a common practice, and is attributable to the delay in proper treatment.
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