Transforming Lives, Enhancing Communities: Innovations in Mental Health
Diana Gosálvez Prados
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Mental health conditions affect the well-being of hundreds of millions of individuals, cause considerable disability and incur high economic and social costs, yet mental health is perhaps one of the most neglected of all global health concerns.
Patel V, Saxena S, De Silva M, Samele C. Transforming Lives, Enhancing Communities: Innovations in Mental Health. Doha: Qatar Foundation;2013. Available at: http://www.wish-qatar.org/app/media/381
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16/12/2013
A major reason for this neglect has been the lack of awareness of the burden that mental health conditions impose on individuals, families and societies. This lack of awareness has been compounded by the misconception that nothing much can be done, even though there are a great many effective pharmacological, psychological and social interventions available. The stigma attached to mental health problems, which in some instances leads to the worst human rights violations of our times, is another major barrier that stalls action. Put simply, the vast majority of people affected by mental health problems do not receive the treatment and care that we know can transform their lives.
Patel V, Saxena S, De Silva M, Samele C.
Norte América
