Case Series · pages 363–366
Varied Presentation of Wandering Mentally Ill and Homeless Patients Presenting to a Psychiatry Setup: A Case Series
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Swaleha Mujawar, Ashish Kuthe, Pankaj Bagde, Abhishek Marmade, Purshottam Madavi, Shrikant Karode, et al. Varied Presentation of Wandering Mentally Ill and Homeless Patients Presenting to a Psychiatry Setup: A Case Series. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2022;35(4):363–366.
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Mental illness has been gaining attention in recent times for variety of reasons. The case series aims to assess the presentation, symptoms, and treatment outcome of one such category of who are forcibly admitted to government psychiatric hospitals as they are homeless and found wandering on the streets. They need to be established as a discrete category in the psychiatric inpatient se tting as they require special attention and treatment. This case series studies the diverse presentation of wandering mentally ill and homeless patients presenting to Psychiatry setup. Three male and three female patients are reported.
Keywords
Wandering mentally ill, Schizophrenia, Bipolar affective disorder, Major depressive disorder, Psychotic illness, Substance use, Alcohol, Mental and Behavioural illnesses. 1Senior Resident