Psychiatric services in Algeria

The paper describes the current provision of psychiatric services in Algeria – in particular, in-patient and out-patient facilities, child psychiatry and human resources. Education, training, associations and research in the field of mental health are also briefly presented. The challenges that must...

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Main Author: Zoubir Benmebarek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017-02-01
Series:BJPsych International
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056474000001598/type/journal_article
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description The paper describes the current provision of psychiatric services in Algeria – in particular, in-patient and out-patient facilities, child psychiatry and human resources. Education, training, associations and research in the field of mental health are also briefly presented. The challenges that must dealt with to improve psychiatric care and to comply with international standards are listed, by way of conclusion.
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spelling doaj.art-724c663ee2f84f83b64d46bc1ab0d1892023-03-09T12:28:27ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych International2056-47402058-62642017-02-0114101210.1192/S2056474000001598Psychiatric services in AlgeriaZoubir Benmebarek0EHS Psychiatrique El Madher, Batna, Algeria, emailThe paper describes the current provision of psychiatric services in Algeria – in particular, in-patient and out-patient facilities, child psychiatry and human resources. Education, training, associations and research in the field of mental health are also briefly presented. The challenges that must dealt with to improve psychiatric care and to comply with international standards are listed, by way of conclusion.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056474000001598/type/journal_article
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