TY  - BOOK
ED  - WHO Study Group on Mental Health Care in Developing Countries.
ED  - WHO Collaborative Study on Strategies for Extending Mental Health Care.
ED  - World Health Organization.
TI  - Mental health care in developing countries: a critical appraisal of research findings, report of a WHO study group [meeting held in Geneva from 15 to 21 September 1981]
SN  - 9241206985
PY  - 1984///
CY  - Geneva
PB  - World Health Organization
KW  - Community mental health services
KW  - Developing countries
N1  - Includes: Report on the WHO Collaborative Study on Strategies for Extending Mental Health Care
N2  - The report that focused attention on the scale and scope of untreated psychiatric morbidity in developing countries. Noting that an estimated 40 million people suffer from severe forms of mental disorder, the opening section assesses recent trends in psychiatric emergencies, chronic psychiatric disorders, and the number of patients seeking care because of mental health complaints. Strategies for improving mental health services are illustrated through examples taken from a number of national programmes. The second half of the report reviews the design and findings of a WHO collaborative study on strategies for extending mental health care
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