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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 343-345 |
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Home-based care in the community
Shikha Tyagi1, Akshit Katoch1, Subhash Das1, Nitin Gupta2
1 Department of Psychiatry, Government, Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
2 Gupta Mind Healing and Counselling Centre, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Ms. Shikha Tyagi
Department of Psychiatry, Government, Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_327_21
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Treatment gap in mental health is vast and continues to remain a grim reality. Amongst community mental health care, one approach available is home based care (HBC). However, HBC services are almost lacking in India. Nevertheless, the limited evidence points towards a successful utility of HBC till date. In this article, the Chandigarh experience of HBC is presented and discussed in detail in order to demonstrate its utility and effectiveness. Lastly, recommendations are provided for the future of HBC.
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