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Programs of Mental Health and Policies in South Asia: Origin and Current Status

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Mental Health in South Asia: Ethics, Resources, Programs and Legislation

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South Asian countries are struggling in their efforts to set up mental health services that are safe, accessible and affordable. Despite the evidence that these countries take a major burden of care for the mentally ill, most of the countries in this region face a number of difficulties in bringing a change in the practice of mental health services. However despite a range of practical difficulties that range from scarcity of financial resources to setting up plans for formulating mental health care programs at different levels of care, many countries in the region are trying their best in the delivery of mental health care. This chapter discusses some of the prevailing issues that affect the delivery of mental health care in these countries and gives a brief account of the programs that are being planned and practiced in the regional countries.

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Javed, M. (2015). Programs of Mental Health and Policies in South Asia: Origin and Current Status. In: Trivedi, J., Tripathi, A. (eds) Mental Health in South Asia: Ethics, Resources, Programs and Legislation. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 58. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9017-8_6

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