Practice patterns and treatment choices among psychiatrists in New Delhi, India: A qualitative and quantitative study

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-119

  Wasan, Ajay D ^a,b   Neufeld, Karin ^c   Jayaram, Geetha ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Practice patterns; Psychiatrists; Qualitative research; Treatment choices

Indexed keywords

BALTIMORE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 59349115378     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0408-z     Document Type: Article

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