Lessons learned in developing community mental health care in East and South East Asia
Lessons learned in developing community mental health care in East and South East Asia
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东亚和东南亚发展社区精神卫生保健的经验教训
作者:
Hiroto Ito;Yutaro Setoya;Yuriko Suzuki
This paper summarizes the findings for the East and South East Asia Region of the WPA Task Force on Steps, Obstacles and Mistakes to Avoid in the Im-plementation of Community Mental Health Care. The paper presents a description of the region, an overview of mental health policies, a critical ap-praisal of community mental health services developed, and a discussion of the key obstacles and challenges. The main recommendations address the needs to campaign to reduce stigma, integrate care within the general health care system, prioritize target groups, strengthen leadership in policy mak-ing, and devise effective funding and economic incentives.