Universal mental health: Re-evaluating the call for global mental health

Critical Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 383-389

  Das, Anindya ^a   Rao, Mohan ^b  

^a Government Medical College   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCOME; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCALE UP;

EID: 84866654372     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2012.700393     Document Type: Editorial

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