Abstracts of the 1st Annual Malawi Mental Health Research andPractice Development Conference 7th 8th February 2011 Blantyre Malawi

摘要

IntroductionContemporary mental services delivery is moving towards cost-effective community based as opposed to institutionalized care (Harrison, Alam & Mashall, 2001). Domiciliary mental health care is one example of such service that is being promoted in developed countries. Domiciliary mental health care refers to the delivery of mental health services in the home for purposes of restoring and maintaining the health of clients when they are in acute state (Campbell, 1996). This paper highlights successes and lessons learnt in the domiciliary mental health care approach that St. John of God Community Services is implementing in the northern city of Mzuzu.