PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IN NEPAL
DR BAIKUNTHA SUBEDI
DR BAIKUNTHA SUBEDI
MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS GENERALLY ADOPT
MEDICAL APPROACH FOR ALMOST ALL KINDS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN NEPAL. GENERAL
PEOPLE ARE ALSO LESS AWARE ABOUT ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS LIKE PSYCHOTHERAPY OR
COUNSELING.ALTHOUGH NEPAL GOVERNMENT HAS ACKNOWELEDGED IMPORTANCE OF SUCH
APPROACHES AND HAS PLAN FOR STRENGTHENING THESE SERVICES, THERE ARE VERY FEW POSTS
FOR TRAINED PSYCHOLOGISTS IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS(CENTRES) NOW.CURRENTLY FOLLOWING
GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS ARE PROVIDING SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES .
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
-TRIBHUVAN
UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL MAHARAJGUNG
-MENTAL HOSPITAL LAGANKHEL, LALITPUR
-BPKIHS DHARAN.
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OR NGOS (PROVIDE SERVICES MAINLY FROM
KATHMANDU)
-ANKUR COUNSELING CENTRE
-KOSHISH NEPAL
-ANTARANG
-SAHARA PARAMARSA KENDRA
- TRANS PERSONAL PSYCHO-SOCIAL (TPO)
NEPAL
- THE CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE (CVICT)
NEPAL
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