title: Family psychiatric ward treatment in India.
abstract: The evolution of family psychiatric ward treatment is reviewed with special reference to the developments at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India. The set-up and philosophy of the Family Psychiatric Center are highlighted. Case reports are included. The effects of the patient's preference to be accompanied by a particular relative during family ward treatment was studied. The patient's preference for a particular relative was determined by means of a questionnaire. It was found that staying with the preferred relative was associated with a shorter stay and also that different preferred relatives had a differential effect on the duration of the hospital stay of the patient.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010362:Patients' Rooms