Discharge of patients with mental illness back into the community following involuntary admission versus voluntary admission: factor analysis

Discharge of patients with mental illness back into the community following involuntary admission versus voluntary admission: factor analysis

Background: At times, there is even a need for community involuntary treatment which may help in reducing the hospital admissions of patients with mentally illness. In India, there are very few State run psychiatric hospitals where patients get admitted and treated under section 20 of MHA 1987. Ther...

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Main Authors: Srinivas Kandrakonda, Hareesh Angothu, Vara Prasad Vanapalli, Rajender Soorinedu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Archives of Mental Health
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key message: mentally ill patient rights need to be protected. key words: mental illness; community; involuntary; mental health act 1987
Online Access:http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2014;volume=15;issue=2;spage=222;epage=227;aulast=Kandrakonda;type=0

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