Community perceptions of mental illness in rural Uganda: An analysis of existing challenges facing the Bwindi Mental Health Programme

scientific article published on 11 October 2017

Community perceptions of mental illness in rural Uganda: An analysis of existing challenges facing the Bwindi Mental Health Programme is …
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P356DOI10.4102/PHCFM.V9I1.1404
P932PMC publication ID5645563
P698PubMed publication ID29041798

P2093author name stringArya Shah
Yusufu Kuule
Stephen P Merry
Kristen Sessions
Edwin Agaba
Lydia Wheeler
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P275copyright licenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalQ20007257
P6216copyright statuscopyrightedQ50423863
P433issue1
P921main subjectUgandaQ1036
mental healthQ317309
P304page(s)e1-e9
P577publication date2017-10-11
P1433published inAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care Family MedicineQ26842527
P1476titleCommunity perceptions of mental illness in rural Uganda: An analysis of existing challenges facing the Bwindi Mental Health Programme
P478volume9

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