Developing mental health services in Nigeria

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 552-558

  Eaton, Julian ^a   Agomoh, Ahamefula O ^b  

^a West Africa CBM National Co ordination Office   (Nigeria)

^b Federal Neuro psychiatric Hospital Enugu   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Community mental health services; Health education; Health promotion; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NIGERIA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEASONS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 47249104374     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0321-5     Document Type: Article

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