Mental health care policy environment in Rivers State: Experiences of mental health nurses providing mental health care services in neuro-psychiatric hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jack Ide, Izibeloko Omi ^a   Uys, Leana R ^b   Middleton, Lyn E ^b  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mental health policy; Mental illness; Primary mental health care; Professional experiences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECENTRALIZATION; FEMALE; FINANCE; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCENTIVE SPIROMETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NIGERIA; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; POLITICAL SUPPORT; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 84873731518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-7-8     Document Type: Article

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