Perceptions about psychosis and psychiatric services: A qualitative study from Vellore, India

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-238

  Saravanan, Balasubramaniam ^a,b   Jacob, K S ^a   Deepak, M G ^a   Prince, Martin ^b   David, Anthony S ^b   Bhugra, Dinesh ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus group; India; Psychiatric services; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELATIVE; STIGMA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 40349105873     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-007-0292-y     Document Type: Article

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