The mental health workforce gap in low- and middle-income countries: a needs-based approach

The mental health workforce gap in low- and middle-income countries: a needs-based approach

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the shortage of mental health professionals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: We used data from the World Health Organization's Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) from 58 LMICs, country-specific information on the burden of vari...

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Main Authors: Tim A Bruckner, Richard M Scheffler, Gordon Shen, Jangho Yoon, Dan Chisholm, Jodi Morris, Brent D Fulton, Mario R Dal Poz, Shekhar Saxena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2011-03-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862011000300009&lng=en&tlng=en

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