chronic arsenic poisoning (arsenicosis) is a global health risk, and it has been reported to improve the fitness, especially in altitudinal sickness in therapeutic dose. scarcity of systematic study on psychiatric co-morbidities in arsenicosis motivated us to conduct this research. the aim of this study was to estimate the co-morbid psychiatric disorders in patients with arsenicosis and to exam...

In South Asia, general hospital psychiatric units (GHPUs) have developed as an alternative to mental hospitals for the provision of comprehensive mental health services, training and research. GHPUs provide clinical care for all types of patients, including those with severe mental illnesses (SMIs). However, psychosocial rehabilitation is often neglected in GHPUs, partly because of the predomin...

Dr. Harris is a member of the Management Committee, and was formerly physician in charge of the Department of Psychiatry, Middlesex Hospital. A HOME for elderly people suffering from loss of memory and confusion was first opened by the N.A.M.H. in 1950. (At that time there was little being done outside the hospital for this special group, and many elderly people were admitted to mental hospital...

BACKGROUND The relationships among somatic complaints, emotion awareness and mood have been observed in late childhood and adolescence, but very few studies have been carried out in adult populations like this work. This study also incorporates personality dimensions that can exacerbate or reduce the emergence of somatic complaints. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyse the combined co...

As a result of the psychiatric hospital closure programme the use of private sector facilities for those needing longer-term care and support has increased. However, local rehabilitation services may be a better solution than out of area treatment.

Planning Requirements for the Hospital for the Mentally Subnormal. By Guv Aldis, A.R.I.B.A., A.A., Dipl. {Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd-, 80s.) The architectural ideas developed at Little Plumstead have set the standard for the whole country; and during the last ten years Little Plumstead designs have been copied or have been the prototype of all good new buildings in psychiatric hos...

OBJECTIVE This paper aims to explore the options available for developing community-based care and improving the quality of care in psychiatric hospitals in Ghana. METHOD Semi-structured interviews (SSIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted: with a cross-section of stakeholders including health professionals, researchers, policy makers, politicians, users and carers. The SSIs an...

Psychiatric rehabilition is the theory and practice of assisting persons with severe mental illnesses achieve and maintain goals. This consists of personal skills training and environmental accommodations, aimed at the person with the mental illness fulfilling roles. Although coercion in relation to psychiatric treatment has been discussed at length, coercion has not been sufficiently discussed...