Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa : reducing the treatment gap, improving quality of care : summary of a joint workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences /

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Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders disrupt the lives of individuals and families across the world. The impact of these disorders - which range from epilepsy to depression to alcohol abuse - is especially significant in sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the world's poorest c...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Quality of Care Issues for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa Kampala, Uganda, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, Uganda National Academy of Sciences. Forum on Health and Nutrition
Otros Autores: Altevogt, Bruce M.
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Mental illness > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Prevention > Congresses.
Mental illness > Treatment > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Congresses.
Substance abuse > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Prevention > Congresses.
Substance abuse > Treatment > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Congresses.
Health services administration > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Congresses.
Mental illness > Treatment.
Drug addiction.
Drug abuse.
Mental illness.
Substance-Related Disorders > therapy
Quality of Health Care > organization & administration
Mental Disorders > therapy
Substance-Related Disorders
Mental Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders > prevention & control
Quality of Health Care
Mental Disorders > prevention & control
Rural Health Services > organization & administration
Healthcare Disparities
Nervous System Diseases > therapy
Maladies mentales > Afrique subsaharienne > Prévention > Congrès.
Maladies mentales > Traitement > Afrique subsaharienne > Congrès.
Abus de substances psychoactives > Traitement > Afrique subsaharienne > Congrès.
Services de santé > Administration > Afrique subsaharienne > Congrès.
Maladies mentales > Traitement.
Toxicomanie.
Maladies mentales.
drug abuse.
drug addiction.
mental disorders.
MEDICAL > Psychiatry > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Clinical Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Illness.
MEDICAL > Mental Health.
Mental illness
Drug addiction
Drug abuse
Health services administration
Mental illness > Prevention
Mental illness > Treatment
Substance abuse > Prevention
Substance abuse > Treatment
Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa South of the Sahara
Afrique subsaharienne.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders disrupt the lives of individuals and families across the world. The impact of these disorders - which range from epilepsy to depression to alcohol abuse - is especially significant in sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the world's poorest countries are found. Millions of Africans in 47 countries suffer from some type of MNS disorder, and most cannot obtain treatment. Few psychiatrists or other mental health professionals work in sub-Saharan Africa, and those that do usually have private practices in urban centers. Health centers in rural areas, where the majority of the population lives, are few and far between, and drugs tend to be scarce and expensive. As such, many people with MNS disorders go undiagnosed and untreated; they and their families must bear the burden of their disease alone. In August 2009, the Uganda National Academy of Sciences' Forum on Health and Nutrition and the IOM's Forum on Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders hosted a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss the state of care for MNS disorders in sub-Saharan Africa. More than 150 researchers, providers, patient advocates, and policy specialists attended. Speakers explored strategies to improve the quality and consistency of care, taking into account countries' limited resources, infrastructure, and other realities. This document summarizes the workshop.
Notas:"In August 2009 the Uganda National Academy of Sciences Forum on Health and Nutrition and the U.S. Institute of Medicine's Forum on Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders (Box I-1) jointly hosted a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, titled Quality of Care Issues for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa."--Page 3.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 108 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-72).
ISBN:9780309148818
0309148812

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