Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Families Reluctant to Take Discharged Patients from Erragadda Hospital
Some patients at a mental health hospital in Erragadda are ready to leave, but their families don't want them back.
These patients have conditions like depression or schizophrenia.
Hospital officials decide when a patient can leave, usually after a month of observation.
Families worry the patients won't take their medicine after leaving.
Also, caring for them can be expensive.
Even though the hospital provides free monthly medicine after discharge, some families don't pick it up, sometimes due to distance or neglect of their health.
Families are hesitant to take back patients from the discharge ward of IHM in Erragadda.
The discharge ward houses over 100 patients, with 80-90 in the non-discharge section.
Patients have been admitted for varying durations, from six months to up to 20 years.
Patients suffer from various psychological conditions like schizophrenia and depression.
Families cite concerns about medication adherence and financial burdens as reasons for reluctance.
- Who
- Families of patients in the discharge ward and hospital staff.
- What
- Families are not taking back discharged patients from the mental health ward.
- When
- Admissions range from six months to 20 years ago.
- Where
- Erragadda, at the Institute of Mental Health (IHM).
- Why
- Concerns about medication adherence and financial burdens.
Family Concerns
Patient Care
Patient Readiness
Family Concerns
Families are hesitant due to concerns of patients' ability to adhere to medication and self-care after discharge.
Patient Care
Patients are deemed ready for discharge by hospital staff after evaluation.
Post-Discharge Support
Family Concerns
Families are burdened by the cost of caring for patients with chronic mental illnesses.
Patient Care
The hospital offers free medication to patients post-discharge.
- Location
- Erragadda
- Hospital Name
- IHM (Institute of Mental Health)
- Patients in Discharge Ward
- Over 100
- Patients in Non-Discharge Ward
- 80-90
- Patient Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, etc.
- Medication Availability Post-Discharge
- Free monthly