MEDICODEMOGRAPHIC MODELS IN PSYCHIATRY

The paper presents data on current mental disease prevalence, on some aspects of psychiatric service management, on social damage inflicted by psychic diseases and financial resouses the society is willing to g ive off for relevant compensations. The importance of social modelling of the patients for prognostication of their life and estimation of t he disease-induced damages is emphasized. Different forms of therapeut ic modalities in psychiatry are analyzed in terms of efficacy. The aut hors draw attention of health service officialis to poor reserves and outdated management of psychiatric service in the country.