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Mental healthcare programmes in Kenya: challenges and opportunities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David M. Ndetei
David M. Ndetei*
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, and Director, Africa Mental Health Foundation (AMHF). Email dmndetei@mentalhealthafrica.com; dmndetei@uonbi.ac.ke
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Abstract

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The mental healthcare programmes in Kenya fall into four inter-related categories: service provision; training; research; policy and advocacy.

Type
Thematic Papers — Mental Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa
Information
International Psychiatry , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 31 - 32
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2008

References

Ndetei, D. M., Ongecha, F. A., Mutiso, V., et al (2007) The challenges of human resources in mental health in Kenya. South African Psychiatry Review, 10, 33–36.Google Scholar
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