Improving access to psychological treatments: Lessons from developing countries

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 523-528

  Patel, Vikram ^a,b   Chowdhary, Neerja ^a,b   Rahman, Atif ^c   Verdeli, Helen ^d  

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

^b LSHTM ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Developing country; Psychological treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 79961128575     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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