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| Mental Health Systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region |
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| Report Based on the WHO Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems |
| EMRO Technical Publications Series, No. 37 |
| WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean |
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ISBN-13
9789290217558
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ISBN-10
9290217553
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Order Number
14500037
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Price
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25.00
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US$
30.00
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Developing countries:
CHF
17.50
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English
2010
56
pages
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| Summary |
This report summarizes descriptive data on mental health systems in 14 countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region using the WHO Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS). The comprehensive and detailed information presented provides a better understanding of mental health systems in these countries than was hitherto available.
Results indicate that mental health resources and activities are scarce, inequitably distributed and inefficiently used; community-based mental health services are underdeveloped; mental health systems are often not well connected to other relevant sectors, such as the primary health care system and the employment sector; and insufficient attention is given to human rights.
This report highlights the urgent need for additional resources to be devoted to mental health care, more equitable distribution of resources, and a concerted effort to divert resources concentrated in mental hospitals towards community care.
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