Mental health services in Cambodia, challenges and opportunities in a post-conflict setting

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 75-80

  Jegannathan, Bhoomikumar ^a   Kullgren, Gunnar ^b   Deva, Parameshvara ^c  

^a Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Chey Chumneas Hospital Takhmau   (Cambodia)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Challenges; Mental health; Opportunities; Post conflict setting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STIGMA; WAR; MENTAL DISORDERS;

CAMBODIA; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84926421735     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2014.12.006     Document Type: Article

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