Abstract
Bir Hospital, the first general hospital with specialist services was established in the country in 1889 A.D. When I came back to Nepal after MBBS in 1971, most of the specialties like Medicine, Surgery, Gynae & Obs, Opthalmology, ENT, Psychiatry, Anesthesiology, Radiology, Emergency department with 24 hours service were there. Paediatric OPD service was available, and children were admitted in Kanti children hospital Kathmandu. So mental health service in Nepal was started in a general hospital with different specialties.
Highlights
Mental Health & Community Mental Health in Nepal: Major Milestones in the development of Modern Mental Health Care
Paediatric OPD service was available, and children were admitted in Kanti children hospital Kathmandu
As I worked in community mental health programme of western region for many years, I am writing this article based on my personal experience
Summary
Mental Health & Community Mental Health in Nepal: Major Milestones in the development of Modern Mental Health Care. In 1988, I started psychiatric out-patient service in western Regional Hospital Pokhara. A mental health training for doctors and nurses of western region was organized by Dr D.M. Shrestha, the director of mental hospital. MHP started community mental health programme in one of the district (Morang) in eastern Nepal in 1991, maximum no.
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