Integrating mental health and development: A case study of the basicneeds model in Nepal

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Raja, Shoba ^a   Underhill, Chris ^b   Shrestha, Padam ^c   Sunder, Uma ^a   Mannarath, Saju ^a   Wood, Sarah Kippen ^d   Patel, Vikram ^e,f  

^a BasicNeeds Policy and Practice Directorate   (India)

^b BasicNeeds UK ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Livelihoods Education and Development Society (LEADS)   (Nepal)

^d BasicNeeds Policy and Practice Directorate   (United States)

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

^f Sangath   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; EPILEPSY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEPAL; PSYCHOSIS; TRAINING; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEPAL;

EID: 84864473224     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001261     Document Type: Article

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