MaximsNewsNetwork: WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY - TREATMENT & CARE (WHO)
MaximsNewsNetwork: WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY - TREATMENT & CARE (WHO)
World Mental Health Day -- Sunday, 10 October 2010 - focuses on the need to give people with chronic illnesses comprehensive treatment that includes mental health care; millions of people with common, but untreated, mental, neurological and substance use disorders can now benefit from new simplified diagnosis and treatment guidelines released today by WHO that are designed to facilitate the management of depression, alcohol use disorders, epilepsy and other common mental disorders in the primary health-care setting. The Intervention guide extends competence in diagnosis and management to non-mental health specialists including doctors, nurses and other health providers. These evidence-based guidelines are presented as flow charts to simplify the process of providing care in the primary health-care setting. Almost 95 million people with depression do not receive any treatment or care. The WHO estimates that more than 75% of people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders -- including nearly 95 million people with depression and more than 25 million people with epilepsy -- living in developing countries do not receive any treatment or care. Placing the ability to diagnose and treat them into the primary health care system will significantly increase the number of people who can access care. An estimated one in four people globally will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. People with mental, neurological and substance use disorders are often ... Access information and advice on a wide range of mental health issues including conditions and disorders including stress and depression, therapy
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