Annotation: Developing child mental health services in developing countries

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 539-546

  Rahman, Atif ^b   Harrington, Richard ^c   Mubbashar, Malik ^a   Gater, Richard ^c  

^a Institute of Psychiatry   (Pakistan)

^b ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Child mental health; Developing countries; Mental health; Needs assessment; Service development; Third World children

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MODEL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TRAINING; CHILD; ECONOMICS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 0034221753     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963099005776     Document Type: Review

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