Mental health services in low income countries are inadequate. Health care delivery
services in these countries are mainly focused on vector-borne diseases and HIV/AIDS. To …

Background: The care of patients with severe mental disorder in Ethiopia remains
centralized in the capital city. Objective: To assess pattern of psychiatric admission and its …

Delivery of mental health care in developing countries has been woefully inadequate.
General hospital psychiatric units can play a significant role in providing care to the mentally …

Psychiatric services in Matabeleland - a comparison with services existing in developed
countries Page 1 4 May 1974 SA MEDICAL JOUR 'AL 925 Psychiatric Services • In …

Background Mental disorders are known to be as prevalent in Ethiopia as in other countries.
Only 26 psychiatrists are working in the country with close to 80 million inhabitants. To this …

According to 1985 estimates, the population of Ethiopia is 42 million. Epidemiological
research indicates that some 4.2 million suffer from a psychiatric disorder and 420,000 of …

There is a pressing need to train psychiatrists in low-and middle-income countries.
Psychiatrists from high-income countries have an opportunity to share expertise in teaching …

Nigeria's mental health policy was formulated in 1991, but it did not make adequate
provision for community-based psychiatric care. Since there are only seven government …

Nigeria, like other African countries, is short of personnel trained in mental healthcare.
Efforts to tackle the problem have often focused on increasing the numbers of psychiatrists …

Background The focus of discussion in addressing the treatment gap is often on biomedical
services. However, community resources can benefit health service scale-up in resource …