The modern mental health system in Nepal: Organizational persistence in the absence of legitimating myths

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 441-447

  Tausig, Mark ^a   Subedi, Sree ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing societies; Institutional theory; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEPAL; POLITICS;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORECASTING; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEPAL;

EID: 0030739441     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00364-4     Document Type: Article

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