World mental health
Problems and perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9972561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael M O Seipel (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 407-418 |
| Publication date | 1999-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002087289904200403 |
| OpenAlex | W2062614036 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Although improved medical technologies, economic developments and social transformations have produced many positive health outcomes, they have also created troubling mental disorders such as depression, dementia, and suicide tendencies. Mental disorders are increasingly of concern to individuals and society; therefore, they must be viewed as a major public health issue. This article examines this health problem and considers strategies world communities can use to deal with mental illnesses
Dementia · Depression (economics · Economics · Mental health · Psychiatry · Public health · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |