Pathway to care for psychiatric patients in a developing country: Malawi

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 121-128

  Kauye, Felix ^a,b   Udedi, Michael ^c   Mafuta, Chitsanzo ^a  

^a Zomba Mental Hospital   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Malawi; mental health services; native healers; paramedics; pathway

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALAWI; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924758211     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764014537235     Document Type: Article

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