"We need to move ahead with a serious commitment to improve mental health," said Pan American Health Organization Deputy Director Dr. Cristina Beato at the launch of The Lancet's Global Mental Health series in the Americas. "The key messages are clear: Mental health has been neglected, and the resources for it are inadequate, insufficient, and inadequately distributed," Dr. Beato said.
Title: Monthly Shot Treats Schizophrenia
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Created: 5/8/2008
Last Editorial Review: 5/8/2008
Mental health is not considered as such an important issue as physical health, resulting in billions of dollars of lost earnings.
Yachactaitas (the Quichua healers of the Andes) may be identifying general psychiatric disorders in their communities, according to a study published in the May 2008 issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry. Traditional healers' practices are widespread around the world, yet their diagnostic skills have rarely been investigated. This exploratory study was carried out in Otavalo, in the province of Imbabura in the highlands of Ecuador.