Psychiatric morbidity at primary care: Study from a community mental health clinic at Sundarban, India

International Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-18

  Chowdhury, Arabinda N ^a   Brahma, Arabinda ^a   Banerjee, Sohini ^a   Biswas, Mrinal K ^a  

^a Institute of Psychiatry   (India)

Author keywords

Community psychiatry; IRMC model; Mental health service at primary care; Sundarban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 18244378510     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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