Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World - Tapa blanda

Institute Of Medicine; Board On Global Health; Committee On Nervous System Disorders In Developing Countries

 
9780309071925: Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World
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ISBN 10: 0309071925 ISBN 13: 9780309071925
Editorial: National Academies Press, 2001

Sinopsis

Brain disordersa "neurological, psychiatric, and developmentala "now affect at least 250 million people in the developing world, and this number is expected to rise as life expectancy increases. Yet public and private health systems in developing countries have paid relatively little attention to brain disorders. The negative attitudes, prejudice, and stigma that often surround many of these disorders have contributed to this neglect. Lacking proper diagnosis and treatment, millions of individual lives are lost to disability and death. Such conditions exact both personal and economic costs on families, communities, and nations. The report describes the causes and risk factors associated with brain disorders. It focuses on six representative brain disorders that are prevalent in developing countries: developmental disabilities, epilepsy, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and stroke. The report makes detailed recommendations of ways to reduce the toll exacted by these six disorders. In broader strokes, the report also proposes six major strategies toward reducing the overall burden of brain disorders in the developing world.

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Committee on Nervous System Disorders in Developing Countries, Board on Global Health

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Editorial
National Academies Press
Año de publicación
2001
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0309071925
ISBN 13 
9780309071925
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Número de páginas
458
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