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

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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

Medicine and Nursing

Authors: 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

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Language: English

Published by: National Academies Press

Published on: 16th December 2010

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 128 pages

ISBN: 9780309186476


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.

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