The Clinical Presentation and Outcome of the Institutionalized Wandering Mentally Ill in India | Zendy

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The Clinical Presentation and Outcome of the Institutionalized Wandering Mentally Ill in India

Author(s) -

Gaurav Singh,

Nilima D. Shah,

Ritambhara Mehta

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of clinical and diagnostic research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2249-782X

pISSN - 0973-709X

DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19497.8681

Subject(s) - psychosocial , presentation (obstetrics) , mentally ill , rehabilitation , government (linguistics) , psychiatry , mental health , psychology , medicine , mental illness , physical therapy , linguistics , philosophy , radiology

There are estimated 400,000 wandering mentally ill persons in India, found in poor physical state wandering on streets and railway stations; mainly treated either by government run Hospitals for Mental Health (HMH) or Psychiatry units of a Government Medical College (GMC). They require psychosocial rehabilitation along with treatment.

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