Community Psychiatry Clinics at Sundarban: a clinical and cultural experience.
Indian J Public Health
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2005 Oct-Dec; 49(4): 227-30
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-110150
ABSTRACT
A series of Community Psychiatric Clinics were conducted in different blocks of Sundarban region of West Bengal. One of the primary objectives of this was to collect clinical epidemiological data on psychiatric morbidity in the region. A total of 26 clinics were conducted in Sagar, Kakdwip, Canning and Gosaba block of the Sundarban region during the period from end 1998 to end 2000. A total of 451 psychiatric cases with diagnostic categories (male 239, female 212) and 215 non-psychiatric cases (male 107 and female 108) were seen in these clinics. Diagnostic Interview Schedules (SCID) and Clinical rating scales like Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scales were used to ascertain clinical diagnosis quantitatively. Special emphasis was given on common psychiatric disorders.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Health Surveys
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Community Mental Health Services
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Needs Assessment
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India
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Public Health
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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