An overview of Ghana’s mental health system: results from an assessment using the World Health Organization’s Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS)
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An overview of Ghana’s mental health system: results from an assessment using the World Health Organization’s Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS)
BACKGROUND The Ugandan government recognizes mental health as a serious public health and development concern, and has of recent implemented a number of reforms aimed at strengthening the country's mental health system. The aim of this study was to provide a profile of the current mental health policy, legislation and services in Uganda. METHODS A survey was conducted of public sector mental ...
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E Bulletin of the World Health Organization | August 2008, 86 (8) a University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. b Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States of America. Correspondence to Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe (e-mail: [email protected]). c University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. d Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Wor...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Mental Health Systems
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1752-4458
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-8-16