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GUIDELINES ON LEPROSY CONTROL IN SOUTH AFRICA | 2011
Infant Psychiatry
Chapter B.2
Mood disorders
Chapter E.1
2015 edition
Other disorders
Chapter H.5
Other disorders
Chapter H.5.1
Miscellaneous
Chapter J.2
Mental health issues are usually given very low priority in health service policies. Although this is changing, African countries are still confronted with so many problems caused by communicable diseases and malnutrition that they have not woken up to the impact of mental disorders. Every country m...ust formulate a mental health policy based on its own social and cultural realities. Such policies must take into account the scope of mental health problems, provide proven and affordable interventions, safeguard patients’ rights, and ensure equity.
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