Challenges of building community mental health care in developing countries

World Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-102

  Murthy, R Srinivasa ^a   Kumar, Kishore ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; SKILL;

EID: 57049097064     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2008.tb00169.x     Document Type: Note

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