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Case Reports
. 1983 Sep;68(3):186-201.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1983.tb06998.x.

The burden of mental illness on the family. Results of observations in four developing countries. A report from the WHO Collaborative Study on Strategies for Extending Mental Health Care

R Giel, M V de Arango, A Hafeiz Babikir, M Bonifacio, C E Climent, T W Harding, H H Ibrahim, L Ladrido-Ignacio, R S Murthy, N N Wig
Case Reports

The burden of mental illness on the family. Results of observations in four developing countries. A report from the WHO Collaborative Study on Strategies for Extending Mental Health Care

R Giel et al. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1983 Sep.

Abstract

As part of the WHO Collaborative Study on Strategies for Extending Mental Health Care 259 families in four developing countries (Colombia, India, Sudan and the Philippines) were screened with regard to the social burden caused by mental illness of one of its members. Levels of subsistence, previous illness, financial burden, personal relations and social acceptance were studied. The social burden was greatest in the urban areas.

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