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

Institute of Medicine and National Academy of Sciences

doi:10.17226/12828

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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

(2010)

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.

Contributor(s): Forum on Health and Nutrition; Uganda National Academy of Sciences; Institute of Medicine; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders; Bruce M. Altevogt, Sarah L. Hanson, Zaam Namuli Ssali, and Patricia Cuff, Rapporteurs

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Institute of Medicine and National Academy of Sciences. 2010. 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. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/12828.

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128 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-14880-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/12828

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xx
Introduction	1-4
1 Background	5-20
2 Systems of Care for MNS in Sub-Saharan Africa	21-42
3 MNS Healthcare Policy	43-50
4 Needs, Opportunities, and Next Steps	51-60
Appendix A: Putting into Context MNS Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa	61-66
Appendix B: References	67-72
Appendix C: Agenda	73-88
Appendix D: Registered Attendees	89-94
Appendix E: Speaker Biographies	95-108

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