Community psychiatry: under-remuneration for challenging outreach work

Community outreach for stroke education.

See related article, pages 2331–2335. Educating the public on the warning signs of stroke is considered a critical part of the chain of survival and of better stroke care.1 Repeated studies have demonstrated that high-risk groups, such as the elderly, minority groups, or those of low socioeconomic status, often have the poorest knowledge of stroke warning signs.2–4 Although mass media can be a ...

Outreach and Community Call for Contributions

Conventional delay circuits with one input cannot perform the task of generating delay between the input and output while operated at GHz frequencies. In addition, by switching 1 GHz signal at the input of conventional delay circuits, the signal suffers from distortion inside the chip. Whereas, the use of a resistance can control the delay and so becomes the cause of voltage loss inside the chi...

Challenging Conventional Wisdom & Gender Work

History of Community Psychiatry

Since antiquity, mental illnesses have proven challenging for individuals suffering with them, for families who wish to support them, and for communities in which they live. Evolution in the development of community services and supports has been predicated on the understanding or interpretation of mental illness, aided by acceptance and innovation, but often anchored in ignorance, stigma, and ...

Community outreach at biomedical research facilities.

For biomedical researchers to fulfill their responsibility for protecting the environment, they must do more than meet the scientific challenge of reducing the number and volume of hazardous materials used in their laboratories and the engineering challenge of reducing pollution and shifting to cleaner energy sources. They must also meet the public relations challenge of informing and involving...