Sharing the wealth: A model for brief mental health volunteer work in developing countries.

Much needed mental health services can be provided to developing countries using a model including brief, repeated consultation trips and the help of a translator. The authors describe their experiences in Central America, which led to the development of this model. Entry into the country, exit, and follow-up are addressed as well as mental health work in the context of language and cultural differences. Clinical methods that were found to be useful in the context of this model are noted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)