THE EARLY AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME (LAMI) COUNTRIES: A PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE

Farooq, Saeed

Abstract

The common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are highly prevalent psychiatric disorders. Only one disorder i.e. depression is to become second leading cause of burden of disease in developing countries and it is appropriate that these disorders are major focus for policy and treatment initiatives. However, less prevalent but much more disabling disorders such schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder receive much less attention. These disorders are generally grouped together as serious mental illnesses (SMI). Schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorders and other non-organic psychosis are major disorders included in the SMI category and it is generally agreed that the SMI have a prevalence of about 4% in low and middle income (LAMI) countries.

Citation

Farooq, S. (in press). THE EARLY AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME (LAMI) COUNTRIES: A PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE. Khyber Medical University Journal, 5(4), 177-178

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: Dec 25, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Dec 25, 2013
• Deposit Date: Nov 30, 2023
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 177-178
• Public URL: https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/652426
• Publisher URL: https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/13657