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. 2007 Feb;54(1):42-3.

Global mental health

Marianne C Kastrup  1 , Armando Báez Ramos
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  • PMID: 17349222

Global mental health

Marianne C Kastrup et al. Dan Med Bull. 2007 Feb.

Abstract

Mental disorders contribute significantly to the Global Burden of Disease, as four out of the ten diseases with the highest burden are psychiatric. About 25% of all develop one or more psychiatric and behavioural disorders during their lifetime. Unipolar depression ranges as the leading mental disorder with respect to disability adjusted life years. The major psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and depression are found in all cultures and result in significant disability. The cost of mental disorders worldwide needs receiving increasing recognition.

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