WHO'S assessment instrument for mental health systems: Collecting essential information for policy and service delivery

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 816-821

  Saxena, Shekhar ^a   Lora, Antonio ^a   Van Ommeren, Mark ^a   Barrett, Thomas ^a   Morris, Jodi ^a   Saraceno, Benedetto ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34250870749     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.6.816     Document Type: Review

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