Amin A Muhammad Gadit.
Psychiatry in Pakistan: 1947-2006: A new balance sheet.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;57(9):453-63.

This review deals with the evolution of psychiatry in Pakistan since its inception in 1947. It describes the situation of psychiatric services, education and research through the years 1947-2006, presenting a picture of existing mental health scenario, suggesting the ways for improvement and comment on possible future developments. It concludes with the prediction of a revolutionary change in the current shape of psychiatry throughout the world and especially in Pakistan whereby psychiatry will change to organic-based discipline of a wider "Neurosciences". This is a review article.

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