Treatment and prevention of mental disorders in low-income and middle-income countries

We review the evidence on effectiveness of interventions for the treatment and prevention of selected mental disorders in low-income and middle-income countries. Depression can be treated effectively in such countries with low-cost antidepressants or with psychological interventions (such as cogniti...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 370; no. 9591; pp. 991 - 1005
Main Authors:	Patel, Vikram, Araya, Ricardo, Chatterjee, Sudipto, Chisholm, Dan, Cohen, Alex, De Silva, Mary, Hosman, Clemens, McGuire, Hugh, Rojas, Graciela, van Ommeren, Mark
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Elsevier Ltd 15.09.2007 Lancet
Subjects:	Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Cost-Benefit Analysis Female General aspects Humans Income Internal Medicine Male Medical sciences Mental Disorders - classification Mental Disorders - prevention & control Mental Disorders - therapy Mental Health Services - economics Mental Health Services - statistics & numerical data Mental Health Services - utilization Prevention and actions Preventive Health Services - organization & administration Preventive Health Services - statistics & numerical data Preventive Health Services - utilization Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Psychotherapy, Brief - statistics & numerical data Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - economics Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - statistics & numerical data Medicine Prevention Treatment Developing countries Mental disorder Economic aspect Social aspect Public health
ISSN:	0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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