Pathways to psychiatric care in Bangladesh

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-136

  Giasuddin, Noor Ahmed ^a   Chowdhury, Nafia Farzana ^b   Hashimoto, Naoki ^c   Fujisawa, Daisuke ^d   Waheed, Shafquat ^e  

^a S Z Medical College Hospital   (Bangladesh)

^b BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^e DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Mental health; Pathway; Pathway to mental health care; Psychiatric care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84857048632     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0315-y     Document Type: Article

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