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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820844903321

Titolo

Integrating poverty and gender into health programmes : a sourcebook for health professionals : module on mental health / / Vikram Patel ... [et al]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Manila, Philippines], : World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region, 2005

ISBN

92-9061-465-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (77 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PatelVikram

BhushanAnjana

FritschKathleen

Disciplina

362.2/20973

Soggetti

Mental health

People with mental disabilities - Care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Prepared by: Vikram Patel, Anjana Bhushan, and Kathleen Fritsch.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-66).

Nota di contenuto

COVER; TITLE; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; Introduction; 1. What is mental illness?; 2. What are the links betweenpoverty, gender and mental health?; 3. Why is it importantfor health professionalsto address poverty and genderconcerns in mental health?; 4. How can health professionalsaddress poverty and genderconcerns in mental health?; 5. Facilitator's notes; 6. Tools, resourcesand references; REFERENCES; ENDNOTES

Sommario/riassunto

Intended for use in pre-service and in-service training of health professionals. Divided into six sections, this module on mental health aims to improve the awareness, knowledge and skills of health providers on poverty and gender concerns. It defines men