Mental healthcare in Pakistan

Background: According to the latest report, over 15 million people in Pakistan are suffering from some form of mental illness. But for a population of 220 million, only 400 trained psychiatrists exist with few state-run psychiatric hospitals and a small number of psychiatric units in teaching and ge...

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Main Authors: Afzal Javed, Muhammad Nasar Sayeed Khan, Amina Nasar, Alina Rasheed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.e-tjp.org/article.asp?issn=1028-3684;year=2020;volume=34;issue=1;spage=6;epage=14;aulast=Javed