Title Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa : reducing the treatment gap, improving quality of care : summary of a joint workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences / Bruce M. Altevogt [and others], rapporteurs ; Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Forum on Health and Nutrition, Uganda National Academy of Sciences ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 108 pages) : illustrations Contents Background -- Systems of care for MNS in sub-Saharan Africa -- MNS healthcare policy -- Needs, opportunities, and next steps Summary Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders disrupt the lives of individuals and families across the world. The impact of these disorders - which range from epilepsy to depression to alcohol abuse - is especially significant in sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the world's poorest countries are found. Millions of Africans in 47 countries suffer from some type of MNS disorder, and most cannot obtain treatment. Few psychiatrists or other mental health professionals work in sub-Saharan Africa, and those that do usually have private practices in urban centers. Health centers in rural areas, where the majority of the population lives, are few and far between, and drugs tend to be scarce and expensive. As such, many people with MNS disorders go undiagnosed and untreated; they and their families must bear the burden of their disease alone. In August 2009, the Uganda National Academy of Sciences' Forum on Health and Nutrition and the IOM's Forum on Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders hosted a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss the state of care for MNS disorders in sub-Saharan Africa. More than 150 researchers, providers, patient advocates, and policy specialists attended. Speakers explored strategies to improve the quality and consistency of care, taking into account countries' limited resources, infrastructure, and other realities. This document summarizes the workshop Notes "In August 2009 the Uganda National Academy of Sciences Forum on Health and Nutrition and the U.S. Institute of Medicine's Forum on Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders (Box I-1) jointly hosted a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, titled Quality of Care Issues for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa."--Page 3 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-72) Notes Print version record Subject Mental illness -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Prevention -- Congresses Mental illness -- Treatment -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Congresses Substance abuse -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Prevention -- Congresses Substance abuse -- Treatment -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Congresses Health services administration -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Congresses Mental illness -- Treatment. Drug addiction. Drug abuse. Mental illness. Substance-Related Disorders -- therapy Quality of Health Care -- organization & administration Mental Disorders -- therapy Substance-Related Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders -- prevention & control Quality of Health Care Mental Disorders -- prevention & control Rural Health Services -- organization & administration Healthcare Disparities Nervous System Diseases -- therapy drug abuse. drug addiction. mental disorders. MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- General. PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- General. PSYCHOLOGY -- Clinical Psychology. PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness. MEDICAL -- Mental Health. Mental illness Drug addiction Drug abuse Health services administration Mental illness -- Prevention Mental illness -- Treatment Substance abuse -- Prevention Substance abuse -- Treatment SUBJECT Africa, Sub-Saharan. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001667 Africa South of the Sahara Subject Sub-Saharan Africa Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Altevogt, Bruce M Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders. Uganda National Academy of Sciences. Forum on Health and Nutrition. LC no. 2012405144 ISBN 9780309148818 0309148812

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