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. 1982 Apr-Jun;24(2):131–138.

MENTAL HEALTH DELIVERY THROUGH RURAL PRIMARY CARE—DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A TRAINING PROGRAMME

Mohan K Isaac 1,, RL Kapur 2, CR Chandrashekar 3, Malavika Kapur 4, R Pathasarathy 5
PMCID: PMC3012862  PMID: 21965901

SUMMARY

There is a growing consensus of opinion (WHO 1975) that in developing countries, doctors and para-medical staff of the existing health care cadres should, after a short course of problem oriented training, deliver basic mental health care. This paper describes the development and evaluation of such a training programme.

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