Partnership for mental health development in Sub-Saharan Africa (PaM-D): A collaborative initiative for research and capacity building

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 389-396

  Gureje, O ^a   Seedat, S ^b   Kola, L ^a   Appiah Poku, J ^c   Othieno, C ^d   Harris, B ^e   Makanjuola, V ^a   Price, L N ^f   Ayinde, O O ^a   Esan, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA   (Liberia)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; partnership; research; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CAREER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GHANA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; KENYA; LIBERIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTORING; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SKILL; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL HEALER; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CAPACITY BUILDING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 85057614182     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796018000707     Document Type: Article

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