title: Management of priority mental disorders in the community.
abstract: As a part of designing a suitable model for mental health care delivery in rural India, a study of detection and management of priority mental disorders was carried out in 120 villages around rural mental health centre, Sakalwara in Bangalore District. During three and a half year period, the team attempted to manage 51 schizophrenics, 30 acute psychotics, 27 M. D. P. and 268 epileptics in the community with minimum number of drugs. The experiences and outcome of this attempt is presented and discussed here.
authors: Psychiatrist, Community Psychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore-560 029.
authors: C R
authors: CR
authors: Chandrashekar
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: Isaac
authors: R L
authors: RL
authors: Kapur
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Sarathy