Mental health policy development in Africa

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作者：

Gureje, O

Alem, A

机构：

[1] Univ Coll Ibadan Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Ibadan, Nigeria

[2] Amanuel Hosp, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

来源：

BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | 2000年 / 78卷 / 04期

关键词：

Africa; mental health; health policy; policy-making; access to health care;

D O I：

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中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Mental health issues are usually given very low priority in health service policies. Although this is changing, African countries are still confronted with so many problems caused by communicable diseases and malnutrition that they have not woken up to the impact of mental disorders. Every country must formulate a mental health policy based on its own social and cultural realities. Such policies must take into account the scope of mental health problems, provide proven and affordable interventions, safeguard patients' rights, and ensure equity.

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页码：475 / 482

页数：8