Integration of mental health into primary care in Sri Lanka

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-24

  Jenkins, Rachel ^a   Mendis, Jayan ^b   Cooray, Sherva ^c   Cooray, Marius ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

^c CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Mental health; Primary care; Trainers; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; SRI LANKA;

EID: 84865240976     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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