Integrating Mental Health into Primary Health Care: A Global Perspective
Description
This report on integrating mental health into primary care, which was developed jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), presents the justification and advantages of providing mental health services in primary care. At the same time, it provides advice on how to implement and scale-up primary care for mental health, and describes how a range of health systems have successfully undertaken this transformation.Mental disorders affect hundreds of millions of people and, if left untreated, create an enormous toll of suffering, disabilit...
ISBN(s)
9241563680, 9789241563680
