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Psychiatry in Jamaica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Claire Hilton
Claire Hilton*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester M20 8LR
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Abstract

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Jamaica has one large mental hospital. Recent developments in community care have reduced the number of in-patients. Most patients with serious psychiatric illness live in the community, supported by their families and nurses with some psychiatric training. Substance abuse is a major problem, and the suicide rate is reported to have risen recently.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 7 , July 1996 , pp. 437 - 439
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1996

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