Colin Mathers who leads the Global Burden of Disease group in WHO has confirmed that, in the 2004 GBD, 13.1% of global Daily Adjusted Life Years are attributable to mental or neurological disorders. While the proportions vary very widely from about 10% in low income countries to over 25% in high income countries, it is clear that there is a need for understanding how to address this issue. This volume aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the public health principles of mental and neurological disorders. This vast range of health conditions affects people across the life course, from developmental disabilities in childhood, to schizophrenia and substance abuse in adults, and dementia in old age. Despite this diversity, they all share many features: they are mostly mediated through brain dysfunction or abnormalities, are often chronic in course, typically benefit from multi-component interventions, and are amongst the most neglected conditions in global health. The volume will bring together chapters from the Psychiatry, Neurology, Substance Abuse and Child Development sections of the Encyclopedia of Public Health. The volume will be the first comprehensive text on a public health approach to this diverse group of health conditions and has no obvious competitor. Highlights the common features of many mental and neurological disorders Provides insights into potential
Produktkennzeichnungen
Herausgeber
Vikram Patel, Valery L. Feigin, Alistair Woodward, Kristian Heggenhougen, Stellar. Quah
EAN
9780123815262
ISBN
9780123815262
ISBN-10
0123815266
ISBN-13
9780123815262
eBay Product ID (ePID)
85970689
Produkt Hauptmerkmale
Sprache
Englisch
Anzahl der Seiten
250 Seiten
Verlag
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford
Publikationsname
Mental And Neurological Public Health
Autor
Vikram Patel, Valery L. Feigin, Stella R. Quah, Kristian Heggenhougen, Alistair Woodward
Format
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsjahr
2010
Maße
Gewicht
1508g
Zusätzliche Produkteigenschaften
Hörbuch
No
Item Length
28cm
Item Height
3cm
Serie
Academic Press
Item Width
22cm
Sprachausgabe
Englisch
Seiten
560 Seiten
Herausgaber
Vikram Patel, Valery L. Feigin, Stella R. Quah, Alistair Woodward, Kristian Heggenhougen
Item Weight
1kg
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