The Need for Psychiatric Social Work in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9974468 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brij Mohan (0009-0006-4143-3533, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 12-17 |
| Publication date | 1970-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002087287001300103 |
| OpenAlex | W1965314042 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
HE aim of this article is to highlight two significant aspects of the practice of psychiatric social work in India. First, it seeks to examine the role of a social worker in the total institutional process of mental hospital organisation on the basis of certain first-hand data. Secondly, it may throw some light on the present position and future horizons of this nascent professional discipline in a country which has embarked upon developmental plans amidst staggering problems of its poor and ignorant masses
Economic growth · Economics · Psychiatry · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Family Support in Illness · Homelessness and Social Issues · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Social Work
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1971 - 2010 (40) |
| Highly cited | No |