An Approach to Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Case Example from Urban India

International Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 215-230

  Maitra, Shubhada ^a   Brault, Marie A ^b   Schensul, Stephen L ^c   Schensul, Jean J ^d   Nastasi, Bonnie K ^e   Verma, Ravi K ^f   Burleson, Joseph A ^c  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Tulane University   (United States)

^f Asia Regional Office   (India)

Author keywords

counseling; gynecologicalproblems; India; mentalhealth; tension

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938828119     PISSN: 00207411     EISSN: 15579328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2015.1035081     Document Type: Article

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