Knowledge of and attitudes toward mental illness among primary care providers in saint vincent and the grenadines

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 395-406

  Winer, Rachel A ^a,b   Morris Patterson, Amrie ^c,e   Smart, Ynolde ^c,e   Bijan, Inci ^b,d   Katz, Craig L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CARDI St Vincent and The Grenadines   (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Mental Health Centre   (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Author keywords

Health knowledge, attitudes, practice; Mental disorders; Mental health; Social stigma; St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES; STAFF TRAINING; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES;

EID: 84881475235     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: 15736709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11126-013-9254-6     Document Type: Article

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