Mental Health Systems Around the World

Shekhar Saxena; Judith K. Bass; Anita Everett; William W. Eaton; Atieh Novin

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195390445.003.0016

Mental Health Systems Around the World

Shekhar Saxena, Judith K. Bass, Anita Everett, William W. Eaton, Atieh Novin

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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This chapter gives an overview of the wide range in capacity and availability of mental health services around the globe. The first section discusses the concepts, definitions, measurement instruments, and sources of data bearing on global mental health and mental illness. That information provides background for the balance of the discussion by exposing the dearth of system-level instruments and readily comparable global data to help guide international public mental health policy. This is followed by an exploration of selected data on mental health systems around the world. Finally, the chapter presents a brief summary of mental health-related activities by leading international agencies.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Public Mental Health
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199950416
ISBN (Print)	9780195390445
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195390445.003.0016
State	Published - Sep 20 2012

Keywords

Mental health policy
Mental health services
Mental illness
Public health

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

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