Psychiatry at undergraduate level in India: What is needed?
Present day health-care philosophy strongly favors an increased attention to mental health related issues. However, the lack of an adequate number of trained specialists in India in this field makes it imperative that the burden is shared by general practitioners at large. But our current medical ed...
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doaj-54cfbc3483464afb96d186ed7ae075282021-04-02T12:37:10ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice0976-31470976-31552015-03-0160344945010.4103/0976-3147.158804Psychiatry at undergraduate level in India: What is needed?Anjana Rao Kavoor0Sayantanava Mitra1Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health and Hospital, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaPresent day health-care philosophy strongly favors an increased attention to mental health related issues. However, the lack of an adequate number of trained specialists in India in this field makes it imperative that the burden is shared by general practitioners at large. But our current medical education system may not be equipped enough to prepare them for the task.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-3147.158804undergraduatepsychiatryindia |
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Present day health-care philosophy strongly favors an increased attention to mental health related issues. However, the lack of an adequate number of trained specialists in India in this field makes it imperative that the burden is shared by general practitioners at large. But our current medical education system may not be equipped enough to prepare them for the task. |
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