Pathways to psychiatric care in Ethiopia

It is recognized that the pathways patients take en route to psychiatric services vary between countries and socio-cultural groups. Delay along the pathway to care is not a mere reflection of organization of health care and referral systems but also of availability and accessibilty of services. Studies have shown associations between delay and various sociodemographic, clinical and service related factors. Understanding the pathway to psychiatric care, and recognition od delay points along the pathway, is a crucial step for the development of intervention programs geared at improving the provision of mental health care.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Bekele, Yilma Yitayew

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Flisher, Alan J

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10132

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10132