A mental health training program for community health workers in India: Impact on knowledge and attitudes

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Armstrong, Gregory ^a   Kermode, Michelle ^a   Raja, Shoba ^b   Suja, Sujatha ^b   Chandra, Prabha ^c   Jorm, Anthony F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Basic Needs   (India)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDY DESIGN; TRAINING;

EID: 79961111847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-5-17     Document Type: Article

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