Concepts of Mental Illness: An Ethnopsychiatric Study of the Mental Hospitals In- and Out- Patients in Kathmandu Valley
Concepts of Mental Illness: An Ethnopsychiatric Study of the Mental Hospitals In- and Out- Patients in Kathmandu Valley
Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Date:
1992-01
Publisher:
Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Place of Publication:
Kirtipur, Nepal
Pages:
27-50
Sources ID:
127724
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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The article is a study of concepts of illness prevalent in psychiatric patients in Nepal. It is an ethno-psychiatric study of a mental hospital's in- and out- patients in the Kathmandu valley. It presents the social, demographic, and anamnestic data collected from hospitals. It also discusses the perception of the patient among family and community along with the different treatments which are in practice. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-18)
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Contributions to Nepalese Studies