A5044489765- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Disaster Response and Management
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Psychiatry, Mental Health, Neuroscience
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2014-2024
ORCID
2021
University of Lisbon
2015-2020
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2020
Institute of Mental Health
2020
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
2015-2017
World Health Organization - Pakistan
2001-2016
University of Verona
2016
University of Geneva
2011-2013
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
2012
Mozambique has gradually changed its action on mental health (MH) from an asylum-centric care with long-term hospitalization to innovative approach community and primary care. To collect essential information Mozambique's MH system for decision making, improve quality of services delivered, update Strategy Action Plan. The study used the WHO-AIMS assess systems including policy legislation, organization services, in care, human resources, public education link other sectors, monitoring...
Objective: To analyse trends in mortality from suicide over the period 1965–99. Method: Data were derived WHO database, including data for 47 countries. Results: In European Union (EU), all age peaked at 16.1/100 000 men 1980–84, and declined thereafter to 14.4/100 1995–98. females, fall was 29% reach 4.6/100 000. A similar pattern of observed several eastern contrast, rose substantially Russian Federation, 37.7/100 males 1985–89 58.3/100 1995–98 (+55%), 9.5/100 (+12%) females. USA most...
In 1978 Italy implemented Law Number 180, the reform law that blocked all new admissions to public mental hospitals. After 40 years without hospitals, we aim at understanding consequences of Italian in terms health care facility and staff availability. We compared organization system with countries belonging Group 7 (G7) major advanced economies. has nearly 8 psychiatrists, 20 nurses, 2 social workers less than 3 psychologists per 100,000 population, while for example France there were 22...
450 million people are estimated to suffer from neuropsychiatric conditions; approximately 10-20% of all children seem have one or more mental behavioural problems. Mental and neurological conditions account for 31% disability in the world. In epilepsy alone less than 25% those affected receive treatment. developing countries only a quarter suffering schizophrenia Urgent action is needed close treatment gap overcome barriers. Governments need take with other partners address these barriers...
Weiss, Mitchell G. MD, PhD; Saraceno, Benedetto MD; Saxena, Shekhar MRCPsych; van Ommeren, Mark PhD Author Information
The World Health Organization urges countries to become more active in advocacy efforts put mental health on governments' agendas. policy makers, planners and managers, groups, consumer family organizations, through their different roles actions, can move the agenda forward. This paper outlines importance of movement, describes some functions groups identifies specific actions that be adopted by Ministries Health. movement has developed over last 30 years as a means combating stigma...