title: A profile of the follow up of the rural mentally ill.
abstract: 108 Psychotic and 268 epileptic patients were followed up for 3½ years as a part of an ongoing rural mental health care programme. Some of the observed situations, possible limitations and reasons for the evolved follow up pattern in this endeavour of non-institutional, family centred and community oriented treatment programme, are reported. The strategies to improve the follow up rate among the rural patients are discussed.
authors: Psychiatric Social worker, Rural Community Psychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore-560 029.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Parthasarathy
authors: C R
authors: CR
authors: Chandrashekar
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: Isaac
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authors: Prema