Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Mental illness currently ranks among the top ten causes of burden of disease in low-income countries. In the African region specifically, neuropsychiatric disorders account for approximately 5% of disability-adjusted life years lost, with nearly one-quarter of this burden attributable to unipolar d...

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Main Authors: Alexander C. Tsai1, Mark Tomlinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Health
Subjects:
Mental health
Millennium Development Goals
perinatal depression
low-income countries
Online Access:http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201201/6-Viewpoint%20Tsai.pdf

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