Knowledge and attitudes of doctors regarding the provision of mental health care in Doddaballapur Taluk, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Cowan, Joshua ^a   Raja, Shoba ^b   Naik, Amali ^c   Armstrong, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Basic Needs   (India)

^c Gramina Abrudaya Seva Samastha   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOSIS; RURAL AREA;

EID: 84866507935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-6-21     Document Type: Article

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