Service availability and utilization and treatment gap for schizophrenic disorders: a survey in 50 low- and middle-income countries

Service availability and utilization and treatment gap for schizophrenic disorders: a survey in 50 low- and middle-income countries

OBJECTIVE: To outline mental health service accessibility, estimate the treatment gap and describe service utilization for people with schizophrenic disorders in 50 low- and middle-income countries. METHODS: The World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems was used to as...

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Main Authors:	Antonio Lora, Robert Kohn, Itzhak Levav, Ryan McBain, Jodi Morris, Shekhar Saxena
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The World Health Organization 2012-01-01
Series:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862012000100012&lng=en&tlng=en

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