Mental health education in undergraduate medical curricula across Nepalese universities

Abstract Background Mental and substance use disorders account for 30 % of the non-fatal disease burden and 10 % of the overall disease burden but the treatment gap is daunting. With just one psychiatrist per 200,000 populations in Nepal, the only convincing way to improve access to the services qui...

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Main Authors: Kedar Marahatta, Sagun Ballav Pant, Madhur Basnet, Pawan Sharma, Ajay Risal, Saroj Prasad Ojha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02743-3