Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa

Reducing the Treatment Gap, Improving Quality of Care: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences

Autor: Cuff, Patricia; Ssali, Zaam Namuli; Hanson, Sarah L.; Altevogt, Bruce M.
Editor: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309148801
eISBN Pdf: 9780309148818
eISBN Epub: 9780309186476
Lugar de publicación: Estados Unidos
Año de publicación digital: 2010
Mes: Diciembre
Páginas: 129
Idioma: Ingles

Descripción

Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, and most do not have the resources to obtain treatment. The Uganda National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine hosted a workshop to discuss the state of care for MNS disorders in sub-Saharan Africa.