Community-Based Rehabilitation for Persons with Severe Mental Illness in a Rural Community of Karnataka: Methodology of a Randomized Controlled Study
Background: Task shifting has been recommended as a strategy to reach out to persons with mental illness and bridge the treatment gap. There is a need to explore task-shifting using existing health staff like Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs). Aim and Context: ASHAs are involved in ongoing...
Main Authors: | Thanapal Sivakumar, Jagadisha Thirthalli, C. Naveen Kumar, Chethan Basavarajappa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-12-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0253717620971203 |
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