Sundar Publication, 15 Haricharan Chatterjee Street, Flat 1A 1st Floor, Shradhanja Apartment, Ariadaha, Kolkata – 700057 West Bengal, India
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Abstract
Studied 1,084 new cases referred to the outpatient department of an Indian mental hospital during a 9-week period. The ratio of nuclear to joint (extended) families was 7 to 3. It is concluded that type of family and diagnosis are 2 independent variables; no relationship was found between psychiatric disorders and type of family.
Keywords: Mental illness, nuclear, joint famil