Human resource challenges facing Zambia's mental health care system and possible solutions: Results from a combined quantitative and qualitative study

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 550-557

  Sikwese, Alice ^a   Mwape, Lonia ^a   Mwanza, Jason ^a   Kapungwe, Augustus ^a   Kakuma, Ritsuko ^b,c   Imasiku, Mwiya ^a   Lund, Crick ^c   Cooper, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ZAMBIA;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 78651482804     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2010.536148     Document Type: Article

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