NEUROPSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY IN A BEGGARS' COLONY

A begger's colony where a neuropsychiatric extension clinic is being run by NIMHANS, Bangalore, was selected for this study wherein 78 neuropsychiatrically ill inmates and 85 well ones were examined and diagnosed as per I.C.D.-9 and followed up on treatment. A period prevalence of 131.09/1000 s...

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Autores principales: Sharma, P.S.V.N., Muralidhar, D., Gopinath, P.S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1985
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3010714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21927125
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Sumario:A begger's colony where a neuropsychiatric extension clinic is being run by NIMHANS, Bangalore, was selected for this study wherein 78 neuropsychiatrically ill inmates and 85 well ones were examined and diagnosed as per I.C.D.-9 and followed up on treatment. A period prevalence of 131.09/1000 serious neuropsychiatric morbidity was found with psychoses, mental retardation and epilepsy being more frequent than in general population studies. Findings in this study, point towards a need for reaching neuropsychiatric care to this section of society, and also confirm the association of certain social factors with serious morbidity.

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