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Mental Disorders
Many mental disorder patients in developed countries go untreated, studies show
June 28th, 2004
Up to half of all people with serious mental disorders in the United States and several European countries are not receiving treatment, and the situation is even worse in some developing countries, according to major studies by the World Health Organization (WHO). The findings from the first of a series of WHO World Mental Health Surveys are published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. They clearly show the high prevalence and burden of mental disorders globally which, despite available treatments, remain largely untreated. The first WHO World Mental Health Survey report includes data from 14 countries (six less developed,...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2004-06-28)
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