In October, 2018, the Ministry of Health of Peru approved the sectoral policy guidelines on mental health, which update those published 14 years ago. The five guidelines highlight the transitional framework of public mental ...

Attention to mental health has been the focus of many discussions, due to impact that mental disorders and associated conditions have on society. The Family Health Strategy carries the inclusion of mental health care in ...

Objective: To analyze published online articles in national and international journals in the period 2001-2014, relating to the care provided by health care workers to people with mental disorders. Method: This is a ...

This study aimed to study the comorbidity of common mental disorders (CMDs) and cancer, and the mental health treatment gap among community residents with active cancer, cancer survivors and cancer-free respondents in 13 ...

Background. This Commission addresses several priority areas for psychiatry over the next decade, and into the 21st century. These represent challenges and opportunities for the profession to sustain and develop itself to ...

A consortium of researchers, advocates and clinicians announces here research priorities for improving the lives of people with mental illness around the world, and calls for urgent action and investment. Schizophrenia, ...

Mental health is one of the responsibilities of Brazil's Family Health system. This review of literature sought to understand what position Mental Health occupies in the practice of the Family Health Strategy. A search was ...

BACKGROUND: Mental, neurological, and substance (MNS) use disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide; specifically in Peru, MNS affect 1 in 5 persons. However, the great majority of people suffering from these ...

It is clear that our patients are experiencing a variety of mental health problems – new or worsened because of COVID-19. It is unrealistic to expect HCP to be immune to this (1-6). Not surprisingly declining mental ...