Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts : emerging evidence and practice
by
 
Petersen, Inge.

Title
Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts : emerging evidence and practice

Author
Petersen, Inge.

ISBN
9780796923035

Publication Information
Cape Town : Human Sciences Research Council, 2010.

Physical Description
x, 222 pages ; 24 cm

Contents
At the heart of development: An introduction to mental health promotion and prevention for poorly resourced countries -- Theoretical considerations: From understanding to interventions -- Contextual issues in mental health promotion and prevention -- Evaluating interventions -- From science to service -- Early childhood (birth-6 years) -- Middle childhood and pre-adolescence (7-11 years) -- Adolescence (12-19 years) -- Adulthood -- Old age -- Afterword: Cross-cutting issues central to human and economic development in low resourced contexts.

Subject Term
Mental health.
 
Mental Health Services.
 
Preventive Health Services.
 
Health Promotion.

Added Author
Petersen, Inge.


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