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Community Mental Health in Two Sectors County Caroni and St. George East—an Evaluation

V. James

St. Ann's Hospital-St. Ann's-Trinidad-W.I.

M.R.C. Psych

St. Ann's Hospital-St. Ann's-Trinidad-W.I.

An evaluation of the community mental health program in Trinidad in two sectors with differing sociological backgrounds is made. Results showed that both sectors had regular outpatient clinics, outpatient group psychotherapy, and mental health officers partly community based. County Caroni had a low admission rate to St. Ann's Hospital, an ongoing education programme, an outpatient club, and an Extended Care Centre with Day Care Centre. The predominant illnesses seen in County Caroni were Alcoholism in the males and Depression and Anxiety States in the females. In St. George East, there was a higher admission rate to St. Ann's Hospital. The education program was irregular. There was an Extended Care Centre in Tacarigua half of which was allocated to psychiatric patients and a Day Care Centre at the Tumpuna Rehabilitation Centre. The most frequent illnesses in St. George East were Schizophrenia and Alcoholism in the males, and Schizophrenia and Depression with equal frequency in the females. The results indicated that the specific needs of each sector were different—hence the need for different approaches. The difficulties of implementing the Com munity Mental Health programme are discussed.

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 32, No. 3, 23-30 (1986)
DOI: 10.1177/002076408603200304
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