The contribution of a mobile mental health unit to the promotion of primary mental health in rural areas in Greece: A 2-year follow-up

European Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 425-427

  Peritogiannis, V ^a,b   Mantas, C ^b   Alexiou, D ^a   Fotopoulou, V ^a   Mouka, V ^b   Hyphantis, T ^b  

^a Society for the Promotion of Mental Health in Epirus   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Collaborative care; Mental health network; Mobile mental health unit; Psychiatric services; Remote rural area

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GREECE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREECE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 80053634172     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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