Partnerships in mental healthcare service delivery in low-resource settings: developing an innovative network in rural Nepal
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- 作者：Bibhav Acharya ; Duncan Maru ; Ryan Schwarz ; David Citrin…
- 关键词：Mental health ; Global health ; Nepal ; Partnerships ; Low— and middle ; income countries
- 刊名：Globalization and Health
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：13
- 期：1
- 全文大小：346KB
- 刊物主题：Public Health; Development Economics; Social Policy; Quality of Life Research; Epidemiology;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1744-8603
- 卷排序：13
文摘
BackgroundMental illnesses are the largest contributors to the global burden of non-communicable diseases. However, there is extremely limited access to high quality, culturally-sensitive, and contextually-appropriate mental healthcare services. This situation persists despite the availability of interventions with proven efficacy to improve patient outcomes. A partnerships network is necessary for successful program adaptation and implementation.