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An Evaluation of Psychiatric After-Care in a Developing Country (Fiji)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

John Price  and
Isaac Karim
John Price
Affiliation:
St. Giles’ Hospital, Fiji
Isaac Karim
Affiliation:
St. Giles’ Hospital, Fiji
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Summary

The effectiveness of a community mental health programme in a developing country (Fiji) is examined. The programme was remarkable in that very little expertise was available in the community for it to be carried through. The results indicate that one category of hospital in-patient will subsequently derive significant benefit, namely the patient diagnosed as having schizophrenia who has been in a mental hospital more than once.

Evidence from this study confirmed observations made by others that benign acute psychotic episodes are not infrequent in this sort of setting.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 129 , Issue 2 , August 1976 , pp. 155 - 157
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1976 

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