Stepped care for maternal mental health: A case study of the perinatal mental health project in South Africa

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Honikman, Simone ^a   van Heyningen, Thandi ^a   Field, Sally ^a   Baron, Emily ^a   Tomlinson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84861551612     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001222     Document Type: Article

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