Mental and substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: Predictions of epidemiological changes and mental health workforce requirements for the next 40 years

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Charlson, Fiona J ^a,b   Diminic, Sandra ^a   Lund, Crick ^c   Degenhardt, Louisa ^d,e   Whiteford, Harvey A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YEARS LIVED WITH A DISABILITY; ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907976895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110208     Document Type: Article

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