Othieno Caleb J, Kitazi Nelly, Mburu James, Obondo Anne, Mathai Muthoni A, Loewenson Rene
Department of Psychiatry, PO Box 19676, Kenyatta National Hospital, 00202 - KNH, Nairobi, Kenya, email
Mathari Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
Int Psychiatry. 2009 Jan 1;6(1):18-20. eCollection 2009 Jan.
Worldwide, mental disorders affect 450 million people and account for 15% of the overall burden of diseases from all causes (World Health Organization, 2001). Two-thirds of those affected do not receive adequate care owing to stigma, discrimination, neglect and poverty. The World Health Organization (2001) found that only 1% of the total health expenditure went to mental health in most countries.
在全球范围内,精神障碍影响着4.5亿人,占所有病因所致疾病总负担的15%(世界卫生组织,2001年)。由于耻辱感、歧视、忽视和贫困,三分之二的患者未得到充分治疗。世界卫生组织(2001年)发现,在大多数国家,卫生总支出中仅有1%用于精神卫生。