Primary mental health care in rural Punjab, Pakistan: Providers, and user perspectives of the effectiveness of treatments

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 593-597

  Mirza, Ilyas ^a   Mujtaba, Muhammad ^a   Chaudhry, Haroon ^a   Jenkins, Rachel ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faith healers; Lay beliefs and knowledge; Low income country; Mental health; Pakistan; Primary care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAKISTAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RURAL AREA; STANDARDIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAITH HEALING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PAKISTAN; PATIENTS; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33744802621     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.01.028     Document Type: Article

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