Reducing the treatment gap for mental disorders: a WPA survey

Princípios para orientar as políticas de saúde mental em países de baixa e média rendas

“…Fifth, the whole exercise has been translated into less than 100 pages of "clinical wisdom and The strengthening of the role of non-specialists in mental health care has been endorsed by all major stakeholders in global mental health including, importantly, the world psychiatric community. 2 There is also a growing evidence base pointing to the effectiveness of the delivery of mental health treatments by non-specialist workers -a process referred to as 'task-shifting' -for disorders as varied as schizophrenia, dementia, and depression. 3 The mhGAP-IG provides a strong foundation for developing practical resource materials for use by health workers in primary and secondary care, including training materials that will allow a wider range of staff to be involved in mental health care delivery than has been the norm to date.…”

Mobile Phone for Mental Health

“…As the developing countries are stressed with high demand in contrast to low resources, here, mental health hardly receives adequate attention overcoming all the other priority issues. However, evidence revealed more than 75% of the affected people with mental disorders live in this region and in the least resource area about 90% of the affected people do not get their required care [1].…”

Saúde mental na atenção primária e Saúde Mental Global: perspectivas internacionais e cenário brasileiro

“…Patel et al 21 conducted a global survey by applying open questionnaires to academic leaders of psychiatry, members of the World Psychiatric Association, in a COMUNICAÇÃO SAÚDE EDUCAÇÃO sample that included representatives from nearly 60 countries. The questionnaire questions sought to identify the priority psychiatric conditions in the respondents' regions, the treatments available for these disorders, the roles played by health professional involved in the process, as well as suggested strategies to improve access to mental health care and to promote behaviors of seeking help and compliance to long-term treatments.…”