Teachers' perspectives of mental health needs in Nigerian schools

Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-156

  Ibeziako, Patricia ^a   Bella, Tolulope ^b   Omigbodun, Olayinka ^b,c   Belfer, Myron ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NIGERIA; PHENOMENOLOGY; POVERTY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TEACHER; TRAINING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 74049156830     PISSN: 17280583     EISSN: 17280591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/JCAMH.2009.21.2.6.1014     Document Type: Article

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