1 Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (UP) India 221005. 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Medical Sciences ,Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (UP) India 221005. 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (UP)...

INTRODUCTION Over the past 40 years, a marked deinstitutionalisation in favour of social and community psychiatry has taken place in many countries. During this same period of time, there has been an increase in the number of mentally ill criminals. The purpose of this study is to analyse the correlations between the reorganization of the psychiatric treatment system, the growing number of fore...

we aimed to compare the medical students' attitude towards psychiatry before and after psychiatry clerkship, and to examine the association of choosing psychiatry as a future career with some personal characteristics.in a self-controlled, quasi-experimental study, all of the medical students entering the psychiatry clerkship in three major medical schools of iran located in tehran (tehran, shah...

O PSO M M IN G Transkulturele invloede sal die verpleegkundige se siening van gebeure verander. Om so onbevooroordeeld moontlik in haar waarneming en oordeel te wees, moet sy die standpunt van daardie kultuur van binne en buite die kultuur ken. Die verpleegkundige as promotor en die pasiënt as ’n ontvanger word as gelykwaardig in ’n sendontvangsproses gesien. Haar rol as lid van die gesondheids...

Community psychiatry is at a crossroads and Peter Tyrer’s critique is timely and welcome. Although problems in community care were developing before the economic downturn, the present financial climate has sharpened the issues and makes finding a solution more pressing than ever. There have been significant investments in community care over recent years. Mandated by central policy this has res...

In recent years, with the growing emphasis on community psychiatry, day-care has become a major form of provision for psychiatric patients in the community. Since the inception of the National Health Service, the number of psychiatric dayhospitals in England and Wales has risen from two in 1949 to 65 in 1966 (Department of Health and Social Security, 1969). Large numbers of patients are current...

AIM Group supervision is a sparsely researched method for professional development in general practice. The aim of this study was to explore general practitioners' (GPs') experiences of the benefits of group supervision for improving the treatment of mental disorders. METHODS One long-established supervision group was studied closely for six months by observing the group sessions, and by inte...

Since ancient times, human has been fascinated by the changing lunar phases – a monthly cycle that takes 29.53 days to complete (Figure 1). Many cultures in the world hold the beliefs that the changing lunar phases affect human behaviour; in particular, full moon has been associated with madness. The word “lunatic” (previously used to mean mentally ill) came from Latin lunaticus which in turn w...

A scheme providing general professional training for doctors in community child health is described. The scheme covers three years and gives broad clinical experience in general hospital paediatrics, community paediatrics, psychiatry, and general practice. The aims of the scheme and service needs and future structure for our trainees are discussed.