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MENTAL, NEUROLOGICAL, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
REDUCING THE TREATMENT GAP, IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE: SUMMARY OF A JOINT WORKSHOP BY THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AND THE UGANDA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES |
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Uganda Academy of Sciences, Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, Institute of Medicine |
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0309148804 |
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9780309148801 |
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NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
Pub. date: |
16 December, 2010 |
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128 |
Description: |
"In August 2009 the Uganda National Academy of Sciences Forum on Health and Nutrition and the U.S. Institute of Medicine's Forum on Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders (Box I-1) jointly hosted a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, titled Quality of Care Issues for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa."--P. 3 |
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Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, and most do not have the resources to obtain treatment. The Uganda National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine hosted a workshop to discuss the state of care for MNS disorders in sub-Saharan Africa. |
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National Academies Press |
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