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International Journal of Public Health
Published in: International Journal of Public Health 1/2018

01-05-2018 | Editorial

Mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Author: Atif Rahman

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Special Issue 1/2018

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Excerpt

The key finding from Charara and Mokdad (2017) are stark but not surprising: Mental and substance use disorders are the leading cause of non-fatal burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). The rate of mental disorder burden is higher than the global average for almost all EMR countries. There is a clear trend of increasing burden of mental disorders in the EMR from 1990 to 2015, and this increase is particularly striking in the richer countries of the region. Females contribute more to the burden of mental disorders in the EMR compared to males. Treatable conditions such as depression and anxiety account for most of the burden. …
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Gater R, Saeed K, Rahman A (2015) From plan to framework: the process for developing the regional framework to scale up action on mental health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. EMHJ 20(7):464–466
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Metadata
Title
Mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Author
Atif Rahman
Publication date
01-05-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
International Journal of Public Health / Issue Special Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-0986-1

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