national mental health programme for military personnel with psychiatric disturbances

to offer proper services for military personnel with psychiatric disturbances, calls for the application of known fundamental principles of socio-military psychiatry. in this respect, military and public mobilization, active participation of vast majority of people concerning sacred defense and by its very nature, the social vulnerability necessiate a harmonious multidimensional programming centered on civil and military psychiatric planning which should be supported and approved by national mental health programme. this article outlines a programme to provide suitable services to the wounded and disabled of war with potimum efficacy and minimum expenditure.