ABSTRACT: Aims and Objectives: The sequence of contacts with individuals and organizations prompted by the distressed person's efforts, and those of care. The study of the pathways to care provides the relevant information regarding the individual's health seeking and illness behaviour. A wide range of professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, other doctors, faith-healers and religious healers cater to the needs of mentally ill patients.
This study was carried out to identify the pathway to care of patients up to psychiatric care with no prior psychiatric treatment at GMCTH. Methodology: It is a cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted in GMCTH, Pokhara from Jan 2015 to Dec 2016. After ethical consideration, ll new patients and those newly referred to the psychiatric services and agreed to participate were interviewed until the target 100 participants were recruited.…
