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Rehabilitation psychiatry: description of a provincial setting in Zimbabwe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Paul Sidandi
Paul Sidandi*
Affiliation:
Masvingo General Hospital, PO Box 114, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Psychiatric services in Zimbabwe are, by African standards, relatively sophisticated and are modelled on the British system. A new patient is assessed using the Maudsley history-taking format modified to suit local situations, and a mental state examination. A physical examination and routine investigations follow. X-ray facilities and basic laboratory work-up such as haematology and microscopy are available at Provincial level. EEG, ultrasonography, echoencephalography, CT scanning and serum anticonvulsant levels are available in Harare and Bulawayo.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 14 , Issue 9 , September 1990 , pp. 552 - 554
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990

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