Sitting with others: Mental health self-help groups in northern Ghana

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Cohen, Alex ^a   Raja, Shoba ^b   Underhill, Chris ^c   Yaro, Badimak P ^d   Dokurugu, Adam Y ^c   De Silva, Mary ^a   Patel, Vikram ^a  

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

^b Basic Needs   (India)

^c NONE   (Ghana)

^d BasicNeeds   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GHANA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SELF HELP; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 84858599276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-6-1     Document Type: Article

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