TY - JOUR
KW - Community Health Services
KW - Depression/epidemiology/physiopathology/prevention & control
KW - Health Promotion
KW - Humans
KW - India/epidemiology
KW - Primary Health Care
KW - Residence Characteristics
AU - C. R. Chandrashekar
A1 - 
AB - Depression appears to be the common psychiatric dosorder in any given community. Depression in different forms may affect 10% of the population at any given time. The paucity of mental health power has made people to ignore the presence of depression and its impact on individual's capacity of functioning. If we have to plan community based interventions some strategies are to be adopted. In primary healthcare systems short training of all categories of personnel in PHC and regular supply of free medicines are essential. With the experiences of general practitioners and their involvement, patients with depression can be approached for help. So also school and college teachers, trained counselors, religious and spiritual leaders can be involved in the processes. Family members can take care of patients. Stress management techniques, helpline, crisis intervention can be other methods to help the patients suffering from depression.
BT - Journal of the Indian Medical Association
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 11
CY - India
IS - 11
JF - Journal of the Indian Medical Association
N2 - Depression appears to be the common psychiatric dosorder in any given community. Depression in different forms may affect 10% of the population at any given time. The paucity of mental health power has made people to ignore the presence of depression and its impact on individual's capacity of functioning. If we have to plan community based interventions some strategies are to be adopted. In primary healthcare systems short training of all categories of personnel in PHC and regular supply of free medicines are essential. With the experiences of general practitioners and their involvement, patients with depression can be approached for help. So also school and college teachers, trained counselors, religious and spiritual leaders can be involved in the processes. Family members can take care of patients. Stress management techniques, helpline, crisis intervention can be other methods to help the patients suffering from depression.
PP - India
PY - 2007
SN - 0019-5847; 0019-5847
SP - 638
EP - 639
EP - 
T1 - Community interventions against depression
T2 - Journal of the Indian Medical Association
TI - Community interventions against depression
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 18405090
VL - 105
VO - 0019-5847; 0019-5847
Y1 - 2007
ER -