Evaluation of a mental health training course for primary health care workers in Ogun State, South West, Nigeria

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Adebowale, Timothy ^a   Umukoro, Onofa Lucky ^a   Gater, Richard ^b   Akinhanmi, Akin ^a   Ogunlesi, Adegboyega ^a   Helme, Cleone ^b   Wood, Graham ^b   Ibikunle, Imisioluwa ^a  

^a Neuropsychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b LANCASHIRE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health training; Nigeria; Ogunstate; Primary health care workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOSIS; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84986277917     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000141     Document Type: Article

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