Task shifting - Ghana's community mental health workers' experiences and perceptions of their roles and scope of practice

• Egile Nagusiak: Vincent I. O. Agyapong (Egilea), Akwasi Osei (Egilea), Conor K. Farren (Egilea), Eilish McAuliffe (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Background: Because of the absence of adequate numbers of psychiatrists, the bulk of mental health care at the community level in Ghana is provided by community mental health workers (CMHWs). Objective: To examine the role and scope of practice of CMHWs in Ghana from their own perspectives and to ma...