Are community mental health services relevant in low- and middle-income countries?
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Are community mental health services relevant in low- and middle-income countries?
We have recently argued, based upon a thorough review of the literature, that in low, middle and highincome countries and settings a balance is required between investment in community-based and hospitalbased mental health services (Thornicroft & Tansella, 2009, 2013a, b, Thornicroft et al. 2013, 2011a, 2011b). Is this view supported by leading mental health experts working in those low-income ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2045-7960,2045-7979
DOI: 10.1017/s2045796014000067