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Fountain House, Lahore, has the distinction of being a unique project in the developing countries in the challenging area of the Psychiatric Care and Rehabilitation. The original model of psychiatric services associated with Fountain House model was developed in the 50s and 60s at Fountain House, New York. When Lahore Mental Health Association sought financial and technical assistance from the Department of Health, Education and Social Welfare, Washington, U.S.A. for the establishment of a special Rehabilitation Project for the mentally ill in Lahore, Pakistan, a collaborative link was established with Fountain House, New York.
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Chaudhry, M.R. (1985). Rehabilitation of Chronic Schizophrenics in a Developing Country. In: Pichot, P., Berner, P., Wolf, R., Thau, K. (eds) Epidemiology and Community Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4700-2_29
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