A task shifting mental health program for an impoverished rural Indian community

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-47

  Nimgaonkar, Alok U ^a,b   Menon, Shylaja Devi ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ASHWINI Gudalur Adivasi Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Community psychiatry; Health services; India; Mental health; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COST CONTROL; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STAFF TRAINING; TASK SHIFTING MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84941749353     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2015.05.044     Document Type: Article

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