Information systems for mental health in six low and middle income countries: Cross country situation analysis

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Upadhaya, Nawaraj ^a   Jordans, Mark J D ^b,c   Abdulmalik, Jibril ^d   Ahuja, Shalini ^e   Alem, Atalay ^f   Hanlon, Charlotte ^c,f   Kigozi, Fred ^g   Kizza, Dorothy ^g   Lund, Crick ^c,h   Semrau, Maya ^c   Shidhaye, Rahul ^c,e,j   Thornicroft, Graham ^c   Komproe, Ivan H ^b,i   Gureje, Oye ^d  

^a Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal   (Nepal)

^b Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^f ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^g Butabika Natl Ref Mental Hospital   (Uganda)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

ⁱ UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^j MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Information systems; Low and middle income countries; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEPAL; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 84988851173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13033-016-0094-2     Document Type: Article

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