Making strides in women's mental health care delivery in rural ethiopia: Demographics of a female outpatient psychiatric cohort at Jimma University Specialized Hospital (2006-2008)

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 413-419

  Chemali, Zeina N ^a,b   Borba, Christina P C ^a,b   Henderson, Tanya E ^c   Tesfaye, Markos ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c International and Human Rights Law Consultants   (United States)

^d JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Africa; Gender differences; Global mental health; Low income country

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; RURAL AREA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84880608969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S43617     Document Type: Article

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