Family burden and rehabilitation need of beneficiaries of a rural mental health camp in a southern state of India

International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Prafulla, S ^a   Murthy, Suman K ^b   Ramaprasad, Dharitri ^c  

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

^b Pooja Bhagavat Memorial Mahajana PG Centre   (India)

^c The Richmond Fellowship Postgraduate College for Psychosocial Rehabilitation   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic mental illness; Family burden; Psychosocial rehabilitation; Rehabilitation need

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953845475     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14757192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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