Mental health in the Americas: an overview of the treatment gap

• Main Authors: Robert Kohn (Author), Ali Ahsan Ali (Author), Victor Puac-Polanco (Author), Chantal Figueroa (Author), Victor López-Soto (Author), Kristen Morgan (Author), Sandra Saldivia (Author), Benjamín Vicente (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To understand the mental health treatment gap in the Region of the Americas by examining the prevalence of mental health disorders, use of mental health services, and the global burden of disease. Methods. Data from community-based surveys of mental disorders in Argentina, Brazil, Canada,...