Care seeking and beliefs about the cause of mental illness among Nigerian psychiatric patients and their families

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 616-618

  Aghukwa, Chikaodiri Nkereuwem ^a  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY; HEALTH BELIEF; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; NIGERIA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; FAITH HEALING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84861873636     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201000343     Document Type: Article

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