The movement for global mental health

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 88-90

  Patel, Vikram ^a,b   Collins, Pamela Y ^c   Copeland, John ^d   Kakuma, Ritsuko ^e,f,g   Katontoka, Sylvester ^h   Lamichhane, Jagannath ⁱ   Naik, Smita ^b   Skeen, Sarah ^g  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Sangath Centre   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^h Mental Health Users Network of Zambia   (Zambia)

ⁱ Nepal Mental Health Foundation (NMHF)   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SCALE UP; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79851482210     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.074518     Document Type: Review

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