The development of mental hospitals in West Bengal: A brief history and changing trends.

摘要: The communication between G. S Bose and Sigmund Freud is a well-documented fact, philosophical blend of rich cultural experiences unique to modification traditional psychoanalysis in the context development psychiatry West Bengal. Calcutta lunatic asylum was established at Bhowanipore, first general hospital psychiatric unit formed R. Kar Medical College, Calcutta. Prof. Ajita Chakraborty pioneer describe her struggling days early career shared views with autobiography. volume quality research work, especially field epidemiology led by Dr. D. N. Nandi worth mentioning. A jail had been converted mental which largest terms bed strength (n = 350) Berhampore, Murshidabad district where Kazi Nazrul Islam Netaji Subhas Chandra spent some period as prisoner during British rules. Bankura Bengal start District Mental Health program. various nongovernmental organizations are working together public-private partnership model or indigenous ways tandem over years for betterment health services both institutional community level.