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
Auteur :
Uganda National Academy of Sciences / Forum on Health and Nutrition / Institute of Medicine / Board on Health Sciences Policy / Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309148801
Date de publication :
16 déc. 2010
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.