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The Kenya country profile is a description of Kenya covering the demographic, economic, cultural, religious, and health aspects including mental health in the country today. Like any other developing countries, Kenya is faced today with major challenges in terms of poverty, economic decline, and lack of adequate resources to meet the health needs and demands, including the mental health of the population. The situational analysis is described in the country profile with a snapshot of the approach in terms of objectives to address the way forward for Kenya.
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Transtornos Mentais/terapia , Serviços de Saúde Mental/história , Atitude Frente a Saúde , Cultura , Pessoal de Saúde/educação , Política de Saúde/legislação & jurisprudência , História do Século XIX , Hospitais Psiquiátricos , Humanos , Quênia/epidemiologia , Transtornos Mentais/economia , Transtornos Mentais/história , Serviços de Saúde Mental/economia , Serviços de Saúde Mental/legislação & jurisprudência , ReligiãoRESUMO
Mental disorders tend to be seen first in primary care settings around the world. To be helpful, classifications of mental disorders for primary care need to be simple. In response to these basic observations and requirements, a primary care version of the mental disorder section of ICD-10 has been developed by the WHO (ICD-10-PHC). This classification version has been used quite extensively internationally. The results of field trials with ICD-10-PHC are summarised here along with recommendations to make classifications and information systems more helpful to upgrade primary care of mental disorders around the world.