Externalising disorders
Chapter D.2
Mood disorders
Chapter E.1
2015 edition
Mood disorders
Chapter E.2
Anxiety disorders
Chapter F.1
2018 edition
Anxiety disorders
Chapter F.2
Anxiety disorders
Chapter F.3
Anxiety disorders
Chapter F.5
Other disorders
Chapter H.3
Other disorders
Chapter H.5
Other disorders
Chapter H.5.1
Psychatry & Pediatrics
Chapter I.3
Miscellaneous
Chapter J.2
Externalizing disorders
Chapter 1.1
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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Afr J Psychiatry 2011;14:200-207