Browsing Magister Public Health - MPH (Public Health) by Subject "Mentally ill"
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Determining the risk of non-communicable diseases amongst the mentally ill patients attending psychiatric out-patient clinic at the federal neuropsychiatric hospital Kware Sokoto in Nigeria
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Introduction: People with mental illness (PMI) are likely to die of chronic diseases, primarily cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and respiratory diseases at a younger age compared with the general population. The side-effects ... -
Factors leading to frequent readmission to Valkenberg Hospital for patients suffering from severe mental illnesses
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis aimed to explore systematic health service problems that are related to frequent readmission of persons suffering from severe mental illnesses to Valkenberg Hospital. Reduction of acute and chronic beds in the ...