By: Pooja Nair
KOZHIKODE: The middle-aged patient had recovered well enough to be discharged. Months of treatment at the Government Mental Health Centre in Kuthiravattam, Kozhikode, had restored stability, and hospital staff repeatedly contacted the family to take the person home. No one came. Days turned into weeks, hope gave way to silence, and the emotional rejection eventually triggered a severe relapse. The patient, who was ready to begin life again, was forced back into intensive psychiatric care.