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Home Care for Chronic Mental Illness in Bangalore: An Experiment in the Prevention of Repeated Hospitalisation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Shaila Pai ,
S. M. Channabasavanna ,
Nagarajaiah  and
R. Raghuram
Shaila Pai*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore-560029, India
S. M. Channabasavanna
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Medical Superintendent, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore-560029, India
Nagarajaiah
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore-560029, India
R. Raghuram
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore-560029, India
*
∗Correspondence
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Summary

The article describes the outcome of a comparative study of home care, by a trained nurse, versus hospital out-patient supervision in the management of chronic psychiatric patients in Bangalore, India. Twenty-five patients, with a mean duration of illness of nine years, were started on the home care programme while a matched control group of 25 similar patients continued the regular out-patient contact offered by the hospital. Comparative assessments were carried out on the groups at the time of intake and again after two years. The results indicate that hospital admission was less often needed among the home care group.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 147 , Issue 2 , August 1985 , pp. 175 - 179
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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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