The efficiency of mental health integration in primary health care: A ten-year study

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Khadivi, Reza ^a   Shakeri, Mostaffa ^b   Ghobadi, Shamin ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Chaharmahal and Bakhtyari Provincial Health Center   (Iran)

^c SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Integration; Mental health; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVULSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NEUROSIS; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIST; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84865265632     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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