Mental health policy and service system development in the English-speaking Caribbean.
West Indian Med J
; 61(5): 475-82, 2012 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-23441368
The countries and territories comprising the English-speaking Caribbean (ESC) have made some strides in the development of mental health policy, services and systems with the expenditure in mental health as a percentage of health budgets ranging from 1% to 7%. The ESC countries have well developed primary healthcare systems. However mental health legislations in many countries are in need of reform. Some countries have developed an innovative community based, secondary care treatment model: treatment in the medical wards of general hospitals. These countries have made progress in integrating mental health into primary healthcare and have made psychotropic medication widely available at the primary care level. Notwithstanding the progress in some countries, greater effort is required in phasing out mental hospitals and integrating mental health into primary care in other ESC countries.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Política de Saúde
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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America do sul
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Belice
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Caribe
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Caribe ingles
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Guyana
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian Med J
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Jamaica
País de publicação:
Jamaica