Community mental health in India: A rethink

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Community care of the chronic mentally ill has always been prevalent in India, largely due to family involvement and unavailability of institutions. In the 80s, a few mental health clinics became operational in some parts of the coun...

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Main Authors: Aynkran Jothy R, Padmavati Ramachandran, Thara Rangawsamy, John Sujit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Online Access:http://www.ijmhs.com/content/2/1/11