Abstract:
:Psychiatric illnesses are a significant cause of morbidity all over the world. In India many people with mental disorders are unable to access psychiatric care for a variety of reasons. This article describes the successful management of a person with schizophrenia in the community through a primary care team in liaison with psychiatrist services.
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Trop Doctjournal_title
Tropical doctorauthors
John SM,Venkatesan S,Tharyan A,Bhattacharji Sdoi
10.1258/td.2010.100133subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-10-01 00:00:00pages
247-8issue
4eissn
0049-4755issn
1758-1133pii
td.2010.100133journal_volume
40pub_type
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