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Treating Mental Health Disorders

Treating Mental Health Disorders New treatment guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) aim to improve the care for people with untreated mental, neurological, and substance abuse disorders. The document (available at http://www.who.int/mental_health/mhgap) provides succinct evidence-based guidelines, presented as flow charts to facilitate delivery of care in primary care settings. The WHO estimates that more than 75% of people with mental, neurological, and substance abuse disorders living in developing countries lack care for these conditions. In 2008, the WHO launched the mental health Gap Action Programme to address this problem and to facilitate delivery of care in nonspecialized health care settings. In collaboration with universities, foundations, and other partners, the WHO will provide technical support to countries for implementing the guidelines to improve care in developing countries and has already initiated the program in Ethiopia, Jordan, Nigeria, Panama, Sierra Leone, and the Solomon Islands. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Treating Mental Health Disorders

JAMA , Volume 304 (19) – Nov 17, 2010

Treating Mental Health Disorders

Abstract

New treatment guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) aim to improve the care for people with untreated mental, neurological, and substance abuse disorders. The document (available at http://www.who.int/mental_health/mhgap) provides succinct evidence-based guidelines, presented as flow charts to facilitate delivery of care in primary care settings. The WHO estimates that more than 75% of people with mental, neurological, and substance abuse disorders living in developing countries...
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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.2010.1670
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Abstract

New treatment guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) aim to improve the care for people with untreated mental, neurological, and substance abuse disorders. The document (available at http://www.who.int/mental_health/mhgap) provides succinct evidence-based guidelines, presented as flow charts to facilitate delivery of care in primary care settings. The WHO estimates that more than 75% of people with mental, neurological, and substance abuse disorders living in developing countries lack care for these conditions. In 2008, the WHO launched the mental health Gap Action Programme to address this problem and to facilitate delivery of care in nonspecialized health care settings. In collaboration with universities, foundations, and other partners, the WHO will provide technical support to countries for implementing the guidelines to improve care in developing countries and has already initiated the program in Ethiopia, Jordan, Nigeria, Panama, Sierra Leone, and the Solomon Islands.

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 17, 2010

Keywords: mental disorders

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