Mental health literacy: Focus on developing countries

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-28

  Ganasen, Keith Anand ^a   Parker, S ^a   Hugo, C J ^a   Stein, D J ^a   Emsley, R A ^a   Seedat, S ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Mental health literacy; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; DATA BASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIOECONOMICS; HEALTH LITERACY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 69949110999     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v11i1.30251     Document Type: Review

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