下面是4月15日VOA慢速听力的英文原文,供考生参考。
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report.
Mental health experts say less than 10 percent of people with mental sickness in poor countries receive treatment. Researchers found the most successful way to treat these people is to bring health care to them.
A new study shows that community-based in-home care is an effective method for treating people with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a long-term and often disabling brain disorder. People with schizophrenia suffer a break in the relation between their thoughts, their feelings and their behaviour. They may hear voices that others do not.
FILE - Community health worker Jennifer Pascal makes a house visit to Mary Smith, a former addict who was treated at Boston Healthcare of the Homeless Programs Suboxone clinic and now lives in supportive housing, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Schizophrenics often withdraw from reality, from family and friends. This means they may not seek out necessary medical treatment.
The main treatment for schizophrenia is medication, but it must be taken by doctors orders. And that can cause problems. Often people suffering from mental illness do not remember to take the medication.
Recently, researchers carried out a long-term study at 3 places in India. They looked at community care for patients in their homes, then the researchers compared it to care received at mental health centers. The study involved almost 300 schizophrenic patients, ages 16 to 60.
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