Disease burden and government spending on mental, neurological, and substance use disorders, and self-harm: cross-sectional, ecological study of health system response in the Americas
Summary: Background: Disorders affecting mental health are highly prevalent, can be disabling, and are associated with substantial premature mortality. Yet national health system responses are frequently under-resourced, inefficient, and ineffective, leading to an imbalance between disease burden a...
Main Authors: | Daniel V Vigo, DrPH, Devora Kestel, MSc, Krishna Pendakur, ProfPhD, Graham Thornicroft, ProfPhD, Rifat Atun, ProfFRCP |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-02-01
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Series: | The Lancet Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266718302032 |
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