An integrative review of potential enablers and barriers to accessing mental health services in Ghana

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Badu, Eric ^a   O'Brien, Anthony Paul ^a   Mitchell, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Barriers; Facilitators; Ghana; Mental health; Psychiatry; Service users; Systems

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FUNDING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH;

ATTITUDE; GHANA; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 85056711458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-018-0382-1     Document Type: Review

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