Indian Psychiatric Society-South Zone Innovations and Challenges in Providing Psychiatric Services to Disadvantaged Populations: A Pilgrim's Progress

Swaminath, G

doi:10.4103/0253-7176.155607

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“…The NGOs' common objective is to a) identify and admit persons with SMI into their centres, b) treat their mental and physical health impairments, and c) make efforts to rehabilitate and reintegrate them into their communities and families using available local resources. If they cannot reintegrate into the community, they will be housed in the NGO provided housing [59][60][61][62].…”

Section: Housing Firstmentioning

confidence: 99%

Models of Care of Schizophrenia in the Community—An International Perspective

Gowda

Isaac

2022

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Purpose of Review We reviewed the existing and recent community models of care in schizophrenia. We examine characteristics, recent updates, evidence, cost-effectiveness, and patients’ acceptance for existing and new community-based care models in high-income (HI) and low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries. Recent Findings Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Intensive Case Management (ICM), and Crisis Intervention are cost-effective interventions for schizophrenia and time tested in the last few decades in HI countries. The growing evidence suggests that tailor-made ACTs and ICM can effectively reduce substance use, homelessness, and criminal activity in persons with schizophrenia who live in the community. Similarly, in LAMI Countries, a few community-based care models for schizophrenia have been developed and tested based on community-based rehabilitation principles. Summary The modality of a community model of care and interventions for a person with schizophrenia should be chosen based on the person’s co-existing psychosocial difficulties and challenges such as homelessness, criminal behaviour, and substance use.

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Section: Housing Firstmentioning

confidence: 99%