Grand challenges: integrating maternal mental health into maternal and child health programmes

PLoS Med. 2013;10(5):e1001442. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001442. Epub 2013 May 7.

Abstract

In the second article of a five-part series providing a global perspective on integrating mental health, Atif Rahman and colleagues argue that integrating maternal mental health care will help advance maternal and child health.

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MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / organization & administration*
  • Depression / diagnosis
  • Depression / epidemiology
  • Depression / psychology
  • Depression / therapy*
  • Female
  • Health Care Reform
  • Health Policy*
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Maternal Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Mental Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Mental Health*
  • Organizational Objectives
  • Policy Making*
  • Program Development
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Referral and Consultation