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Psychiatric Priorities in Developing Countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. Giel  and
T. W. Harding
R. Giel
Affiliation:
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
T. W. Harding
Affiliation:
Office of Mental Health, World Health Organization, Geneva
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Summary

Many psychiatrists assert that an expansion of mental health services in the developing countries is overdue. This will only take place if: (i) the tasks of mental health care are undertaken by a wide range of non-specialist health workers, including those responsible for primary health care; and (ii) services are directed initially at a very limited range of priority conditions. The method of priority selection is discussed, and the process required for translation of priority decisions into health action is exemplified by two illustrations.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 128 , Issue 6 , June 1976 , pp. 513 - 522
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1976 

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