The assessment of need for mental health services

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 529-539

  Joska, John ^a,b   Flisher, Alan J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Valkenberg Hospital   (South Africa)

^c RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Assessment of need; Mental health services; Psychiatric epidemiology; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MARRIAGE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER REVIEW; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PSYCINFO; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNEMPLOYMENT;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 24044512640     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-005-0920-3     Document Type: Article

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