Mental Health in WHO: A Historical Perspectives Dr. Shekhar Saxena Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Mental Health in WHO: Mental Health in WHO: A Historical Perspectives A Historical Perspectives Dr. Shekhar Saxena Dr. Shekhar Saxena Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse 29 th September 2010
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Mental Health in WHO: A Historical Perspectives
Dr. Shekhar Saxena Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Mental Health in WHO:Mental Health in WHO: A Historical PerspectivesA Historical Perspectives
Dr. Shekhar SaxenaDr. Shekhar Saxena Department of Mental Health and Substance AbuseDepartment of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
29th September 2010
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Early PeriodEarly Period
Establishing the universality of mental disorders
Estimating their prevalence
Developing Assessment Instruments
Reinforcing psychiatry as a medical discipline
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WHO International Pilot Study of Schizophrenia
WHO International Pilot Study of Schizophrenia
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Depression in Different CulturesDepression in Different Cultures
Psychological Medicine
1980 Nov;10(4):743-9.
WHO collaborative study: assessment of depressive disorders.
Psychological Problems in General Health Care (PPGHC)
Psychological Problems in General Health Care (PPGHC)
Archives of General Psychiatry 1993 Oct;50(10):819-24.
An international study of psychological problems in primary care. Preliminary report from the World Health Organization Collaborative Project on 'Psychological Problems in General Health Care'.
Sartorius N, Ustün TB, Costa e Silva JA, Goldberg D, Lecrubier Y, Ormel J, Von Korff M, Wittchen HU.
Division of Mental Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
To be launched on 7th October 2010To be launched on 7th October 2010
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Governments across the world need to see mental health as a vital component of primary health care. We need to change policy and practice. Only then can we get the essential mental health services to the tens of millions in need.