TY  - BOOK
AU  - Altevogt,Bruce M.
ED  - Quality of Care Issues for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
ED  - Institute of Medicine (U.S.).
ED  - Uganda National Academy of Sciences.
TI  - 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 
SN  - 9780309148818
AV  - RC451.A357 Q35 2009eb
U1  - 616.890096 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - National Academies Press
KW  - Mental illness
KW  - Africa, Sub-Saharan
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Treatment
KW  - Substance abuse
KW  - Health services administration
KW  - Drug addiction
KW  - Drug abuse
KW  - Substance-Related Disorders
KW  - therapy
KW  - Quality of Health Care
KW  - organization & administration
KW  - Mental Disorders
KW  - prevention & control
KW  - Rural Health Services
KW  - Healthcare Disparities
KW  - Nervous System Diseases
KW  - Maladies mentales
KW  - Afrique subsaharienne
KW  - Prévention
KW  - Congrès
KW  - Traitement
KW  - Polytoxicomanie
KW  - Services de santé
KW  - Administration
KW  - Toxicomanie
KW  - drug abuse
KW  - aat
KW  - drug addiction
KW  - mental disorders
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Psychiatry
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - PSYCHOLOGY
KW  - Psychopathology
KW  - Clinical Psychology
KW  - Mental Illness
KW  - Mental Health
KW  - fast
KW  - Africa South of the Sahara
KW  - Sub-Saharan Africa
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Congress
KW  - Conference papers and proceedings
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Actes de congrès
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - "In August 2009 the Uganda National Academy of Sciences Forum on Health and Nutrition and the U.S. Institute of Medicine's Forum on Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders (Box I-1) jointly hosted a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, titled Quality of Care Issues for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa."--Page 3; Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-72); Background -- Systems of care for MNS in sub-Saharan Africa -- MNS healthcare policy -- Needs, opportunities, and next steps
N2  - Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders disrupt the lives of individuals and families across the world. The impact of these disorders - which range from epilepsy to depression to alcohol abuse - is especially significant in sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the world's poorest countries are found. Millions of Africans in 47 countries suffer from some type of MNS disorder, and most cannot obtain treatment. Few psychiatrists or other mental health professionals work in sub-Saharan Africa, and those that do usually have private practices in urban centers. Health centers in rural areas, where the majority of the population lives, are few and far between, and drugs tend to be scarce and expensive. As such, many people with MNS disorders go undiagnosed and untreated; they and their families must bear the burden of their disease alone. In August 2009, the Uganda National Academy of Sciences' Forum on Health and Nutrition and the IOM's Forum on Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders hosted a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss the state of care for MNS disorders in sub-Saharan Africa. More than 150 researchers, providers, patient advocates, and policy specialists attended. Speakers explored strategies to improve the quality and consistency of care, taking into account countries' limited resources, infrastructure, and other realities. This document summarizes the workshop
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