The experiences of the first South African community service clinical psychologists

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-280

  Pillay, Anthony L ^a   Harvey, Brian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clinical psychology; Community mental health; Community psychology; community service; Health care facilities; Mental health care; Primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749055323     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630603600204     Document Type: Article

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