Community beliefs about treatments and outcomes of mental disorders: A mental health literacy survey in a rural area of Maharashtra, India

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 476-483

  Kermode, M ^a   Bowen, K ^b   Arole, S ^c   Joag, K ^d   Jorm, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c Comprehensive Rural Health Project ^*  (India)

^d Ruby Hall Clinic ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Depression; Health knowledge, attitudes, practices; India; Mental health; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

APPETITE STIMULANT;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; COMMUNITY; DEPRESSION; DIET; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC OPINION; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 68349093063     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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