Primary assessment on the causes of mental treatment delay for psychotic patients (among psychotic patients who are the first treated at mental health service of National Institute of Mental health)
- Author:
Nguyen Van Tuan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mental, mental disorders
- MeSH:
Psychotic Disorders;
Therapeutics
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;0(3):67-72
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A cross – sectional study on 40 psychotic patients who were treated in National Institute of Mental Health from March to December 2003 showed that the causes of delay for the patients go to mental health services are onset of mental disorders, lack of knowledge on mental health of patients and their relatives (75%), short of caring for patients (30%), unavailability of mental health services (10%) and difficulties of expenses (10%)
