How to operationalise community mental health service at the primary care? Experience of IRMC model from Sundarban, India

International Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-110

  Chowdhury, Arabinda N ^a   Brahma, Arabinda ^a   Banerjee, Sohini ^a  

^a Institute of Psychiatry   (India)

Author keywords

Community psychiatry; IRMC model; Mental health care at primary care; Sundarban

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SKILL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAINING;

EID: 4043178515     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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