Duration of stay and work performance of mentally handicapped in a day care centre
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P S Gopinath1, V K Radhakrishnan, S K Chaturvedi
1Head, Department of Rehabilitation and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore - 560 029.
Abstract:
Work performance and duration of stay of 79 mentally handicapped persons attending a day care centre was evaluated and correlated with demographic and clinical variables. Work performance was below average in 37% and average in 30%. No definite relationship was established between duration of stay or work performance with any of the demographic or clinical variables.
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