Service utilization in a tertiary psychiatric care setting in South India

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 222-226

  Chand, Prabhat ^a   Murthy, Pratima ^a   Arunachalam, Vikram ^a   Naveen Kumar, C ^a   Isaac, Mohan ^a  

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

Author keywords

India; Psychiatry; Service

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSULTATION; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 78649900639     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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