Community mental health service by IRMC model involving Multi-Purpose Health Workers in Sundarban, India

International Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-190

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

^a Institute of Psychiatry   (India)

Author keywords

Community mental health; IRMC model; Multi purpose health workers; Primary health care; Sundarban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 33750367856     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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