The development of a lay health worker delivered collaborative community based intervention for people with schizophrenia in India

• Main Authors: Balaji Madhumitha (Author), Chatterjee Sudipto (Author), Koschorke Mirja (Author), Rangaswamy Thara (Author), Chavan Animish (Author), Dabholkar Hamid (Author), Dakshin Lilly (Author), Kumar Pratheesh (Author), John Sujit (Author), Thornicroft Graham (Author), Patel Vikram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Care for schizophrenia in low and middle income countries is predominantly facility based and led by specialists, with limited use of non-pharmacological treatments. Although community based psychosocial interventions are emphasised,...