Access to mental health care in El Salvador

A case study of progress toward decentralization

Bibliographic Data

ID14967795
AuthorsSamuel V Nickels (Center for Health and Human Development, Harrisonburg, VA, United States of America., corresponding author), Mariely Campos Tomasino (Asociacion de Capacitacion e Investigacion para la Salud Mental, San Salvador, El Salvador.), Nelson A Flamenco Arvaiza (Asociacion de Capacitacion e Investigacion para la Salud Mental, San Salvador, El Salvador.), Cynthia Hunter (0000-0002-5511-5660, James Madison University), Cynthia A Hunter (James Madison University)
Year2018
Volume42
Pagese172-e172
Publication date2018-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherPan American Health Organization (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.26633/rpsp.2018.172
PMID31093200
OpenAlexW2897039829
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited7

This report estimates that 45% of those with mental health needs in the seven departments farthest away from the National Psychiatric Hospital departments are still not accessing services compared to the seven departments nearest the hospital. The results of this study support the World Health Organization's call for governments to fully implement community-based mental health systems. This is the first study to assess progress toward decentralization of psychiatric services in El Salvador

Census · Decentralization · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Government (linguistics · Health care · Mental health · Political science · Population · Psychiatric hospital · Psychiatry · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Public Health and Social Inequalities

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