Prolonged hospitalization of persons with mental disorders in state-funded tertiary care psychiatric hospitals and unaccounted public health implications

Introduction: National strategy for an inclusive and community-based living (NSCIL) for persons with mental health issues 2019 report informs us that the length of stay (LOS) of 36% of inpatients in 43 state-funded tertiary care psychiatric hospitals (TCPHs) is above one year. This is concerning an...

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Main Authors: Hareesh Angothu, Sharad Philip, Deepak Jayarajan, Arun Rachana, Aarti Jagannathan, M Krishna Prasad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Archives of Mental Health
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Online Access:http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2023;volume=24;issue=1;spage=8;epage=13;aulast=Angothu