Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa:

Reducing the Treatment Gap, Improving Quality of Care: Workshop Summary

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Size: 134 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2010

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Bruce Altevogt, Sarah Hanson, Zaam Ssali, and Patricia Cuff, Rapporteurs; Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders; Institute of Medicine; Forum on Health and Nutrition; Uganda Academy of Sciences
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Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, and most do not have the resources to obtain treatment. The Uganda National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine hosted a workshop to ...
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Front Matter	i-xx
Introduction	1-4	(skim)
1 Background	5-20	(skim)
2 Systems of Care for MNS in Sub-Saharan Africa	21-42	(skim)
3 MNS Healthcare Policy	43-50	(skim)
4 Needs, Opportunities, and Next Steps	51-60	(skim)
Appendix A: Putting into Context MNS Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa	61-66	(skim)
Appendix B: References	67-72	(skim)
Appendix C: Agenda	73-88	(skim)
Appendix D: Registered Attendees	89-94	(skim)
Appendix E: Speaker Biographies	95-108	(skim)

Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa:

Reducing the Treatment Gap, Improving Quality of Care: Workshop Summary

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