TY  - GEN
AU  - Vikram Patel
AU  - R. Thara
TI  - Meeting the mental health needs of developing countries: : NGO innovations in India
SN  - 9780761997115
U1  - 362.2091724 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Sage Publications, 
KW  - Mental health services - Developing countries
KW  - Mental health services - India
KW  - Non-governmental organizations - India
KW  - Mental health services
KW  - Psychology - Mental health
N1  - Contents:

Introduction - V Patel and R Thara The Role of NGOs in Mental Health CarePART ONE: SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERSMeeting the Challenges of Chronic Mental Illness - R Thara The SCARF ExperienceThe Medico-Pastoral Association - Lata M Jacob and Ellen B Shinde Need-Based Initiatives by Volunteers in Mental Health CareRehabilitation against the Odds - S Kalyanasundaram The RFS ExperienceParipurnata - Joyce Siromani A Hope for WholenessDeveloping Community-Based Services for Serious Mental Illness - S Chatterjee, A Chatterjee and S Jain A Rural SettingPART TWO: CHILD MENTAL HEALTHKaizen at the Grassroots - Pramila Balasundaram The Samadhan ExperienceSangath - Nadita de Souza and Vikram Patel Families as PartnersThe Research Society for the Care, Treatment and Training of Children in Need of Special Care - PC Shastri and Tehmi Shroff Antarnad - Apurva Shah and Venugopal A Dream in the MakingPART THREE: WOMAN'S MENTAL HEALTHGender, Violence, Sexuality and Health - Jasjit Purewall Redefining the MatrixCentring 'Woman' in Mental Health - Bhargavi DavarPART FOUR: SUICIDE PREVENTION AND COUNSELLINGSneha - Lakshmi Vijayakumar Working with SuicideSuicide Behaviour Is a Window for Mental Health - Amresh Shrivastava The Prerana InitiativePART FIVE: SUBSTANCE ABUSEFacing Challenges in the Field of Addiction - V Thirumagal and Shanthi RanganathanToward a Humane Drugs Policy and Programme - Molly Charles and Gabriel BrittoPART SIX: FAMILIES OF THE MENTALLY ILLThe Story of AMEND - Nirmala Srinivasan The Association of the Mentally DisabledA Beacon of Hope for the Victims of Dementia - K Jacob Roy ADRDSNGOs in Mental Health - R Thara and Vikram Patel Meeting the Need
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