Assessment of need for a school-based mental health programme in Nigeria: Perspectives of school administrators

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-280

  Ibeziako, Patricia I ^a   Omigbodun, Olayinka O ^b   Bella, Tolulope T ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NIGERIA; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; CAUSALITY; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NIGERIA; PREJUDICE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 45849106166     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260802000354     Document Type: Article

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