Community mental health care in Botswana: Approaches and opportunities: Original Article

International Nursing Review

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-178

  Seloilwe, E S ^a   Thupayagale Tshweneagae, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b Landerlight Stress Management and Training Center   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Approaches and opportunities; Botswana; Community Care; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSUMER; COOPERATION; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHILOSOPHY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 34247866357     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2007.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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