Title Neurological, psychiatric, and developmental disorders : meeting the challenge in the developing world / Committee on Nervous System Disorders in Developing Countries, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 434 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts Contents Executive summary -- Introduction -- The magnitude of the problem -- Integrating care of brain disorders into health care systems -- Findings and future strategies -- Developmental disabilities -- Epilepsy -- Schizophrenia -- Bipolar Disorder -- Depression -- Stroke -- Epilogue Summary Brain disorders neurological, psychiatric, and developmental now affect at least 250 million people in the developing world, and this number is expected to rise as life expectancy increases. Yet public and private health systems in developing countries have paid relatively little attention to brain disorders. The negative attitudes, prejudice, and stigma that often surround many of these disorders have contributed to this neglect. Lacking proper diagnosis and treatment, millions of individual lives are lost to disability and death. Such conditions exact both personal and economic costs on families, communities, and nations. The report describes the causes and risk factors associated with brain disorders. It focuses on six representative brain disorders that are prevalent in developing countries: developmental disabilities, epilepsy, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and stroke. The report makes detailed recommendations of ways to reduce the toll exacted by these six disorders. In broader strokes, the report also proposes six major strategies toward reducing the overall burden of brain disorders in the developing world Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Mental health services -- Developing countries Neurobehavioral disorders -- Developing countries Nervous system -- Diseases -- Developing countries Nervous system -- Diseases. Mental illness. Mental health services. Nervous System Diseases Developing Countries Developmental Disabilities Mental Disorders Mental Health Services mental disorders. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Nervous System (incl. Brain) Mental illness Mental health services Nervous system -- Diseases Neurobehavioral disorders Zenuwstelselaandoeningen. Psychiatrie. Ontwikkelingsstoornissen. Ontwikkelingslanden. Developing countries Form Electronic book LC no. 2001090472 ISBN 0309570085 9780309570084

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