Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts: emerging evidence and practice

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dc.contributor.authorPetersen, Ingeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBhana, Arvinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFlisher, Alan Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSwartz, Leslieen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRichter, Lindaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-24T11:58:24Z
dc.date.available2014-07-24T11:58:24Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMental health in scarce-resource settings has received considerable attention in the new millennium, in response to the growing evidence on the burden of mental disorders and their cost-effective treatments. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Report 2001, and The Lancet series on Global Mental Health in 2007, are two major initiatives that synthesised the evidence from these settings. While the former highlighted the burden of mental disorders and the large treatment gaps in all countries, the latter described the exciting new evidence on treatment and prevention for many mental disorders, but also the many barriers to scaling up these treatments. The Lancet series ended with a call to action to scale up services for people with mental disorders, based on evidence and a commitment to human rights. Both these initiatives, however, focused on the extreme end of the distribution of distressing mental health experiences in the population – the end where most individuals would satisfy diagnostic criteria for mental disorder. It is in this context that the larger role of promoting mental health in scarce-resource settings at the level of the population as a whole, or sub-groups targeted on grounds of vulnerability or age, becomes highly relevant. This resource includes contributions from a range of experts makes this a must read text for students and practitioners, policy-makers and planners or anyone with an interest in improving mental and public health in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitation 2011. <i>Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts: emerging evidence and practice.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2412en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation. 2011. <i>Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts: emerging evidence and practice.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2412en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPetersen, I., Bhana, A., Flisher, A., Swartz, L., Richter, L. 2011. Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts: emerging evidence and practice. Reading. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-7969-23-04-2en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Other AU - Petersen, Inge AU - Bhana, Arvin AU - Flisher, Alan J AU - Swartz, Leslie AU - Richter, Linda AB - Mental health in scarce-resource settings has received considerable attention in the new millennium, in response to the growing evidence on the burden of mental disorders and their cost-effective treatments. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Report 2001, and The Lancet series on Global Mental Health in 2007, are two major initiatives that synthesised the evidence from these settings. While the former highlighted the burden of mental disorders and the large treatment gaps in all countries, the latter described the exciting new evidence on treatment and prevention for many mental disorders, but also the many barriers to scaling up these treatments. The Lancet series ended with a call to action to scale up services for people with mental disorders, based on evidence and a commitment to human rights. Both these initiatives, however, focused on the extreme end of the distribution of distressing mental health experiences in the population – the end where most individuals would satisfy diagnostic criteria for mental disorder. It is in this context that the larger role of promoting mental health in scarce-resource settings at the level of the population as a whole, or sub-groups targeted on grounds of vulnerability or age, becomes highly relevant. This resource includes contributions from a range of experts makes this a must read text for students and practitioners, policy-makers and planners or anyone with an interest in improving mental and public health in South Africa. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 SM - 978-0-7969-23-04-2 T1 - Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts: emerging evidence and practice TI - Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts: emerging evidence and practice UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2412 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation. 2011. <i>Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts: emerging evidence and practice.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2412en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Healthen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalen_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en_ZA
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dc.subject.otherhealth promotionen_ZA
dc.subject.othermental disordersen_ZA
dc.subject.othermental healthen_ZA
dc.subject.otherpolicyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherpreventionen_ZA
dc.titlePromoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts: emerging evidence and practiceen_ZA
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uct.type.publicationTeaching and Learningen_ZA
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