Mental Healthcare in a Rural Community

Authors

Thuy Nguyen, SIT Study Abroad

Home Institution

Brown University

Publication Date

Fall 2004

Program Name

South Africa: Community Health

Abstract

This study intends to observe and document the picture of mental health in a rural setting specifically, the Keiskamahoek area. Also, the project aims to evaluate the changes, if any exist, that resulted from recent attempts to integrate mental healthcare into the primary healthcare setting and bring psychiatric patients back to the community environment for treatment.

Disciplines

Community Health | Mental and Social Health | Public Health

Recommended Citation

Nguyen, Thuy, "Mental Healthcare in a Rural Community" (2004). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 502.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/502