Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa : reducing the treatment gap, improving quality of care : summary of a joint workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences / Bruce M. Altevogt [and others], rapporteurs ; Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Forum on Health and Nutrition, Uganda National Academy of Sciences ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders disrupt the lives of individuals and families across the world. The impact of these disorders - which range from epilepsy to depression to alcohol abuse - is especially significant in sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the world's poorest c...

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Contributors: Altevogt, Bruce M.
Corporate Contributors: Quality of Care Issues for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders., Uganda National Academy of Sciences. Forum on Health and Nutrition.
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
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