Implementing evidence-based mental health care in low-resource settings: A focus on safety planning procedures

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 168-185

  Murray, Laura K ^a   Skavenski, Stephanie ^a   Bass, Judith ^a   Wilcox, Holly ^b   Bolton, Paul ^a   Imasiku, Mwiya ^c   Mayeya, John ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Abuse; Global mental health; Implementation; Low resource settings; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONGO; CONSULTATION; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SURVIVOR; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84929574298     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: 1938887X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.28.3.168     Document Type: Article

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