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Mental health policy and service system development in the English-speaking Caribbean / Políticas para la salud mental y desarrollo de sistemas de servicio en el Caribe anglófono
Abel, WD; Kestel, D; Eldemire-Shearer, D; Sewell, C; Whitehorne-Smith, P.
Affiliation
  • Abel, WD; The University of the West Indies. Department of Community Health and Psychiatry. Kingston 7. JM
  • Kestel, D; The University of the West Indies. Department of Community Health and Psychiatry. Kingston 7. JM
  • Eldemire-Shearer, D; The University of the West Indies. Department of Community Health and Psychiatry. Kingston 7. JM
  • Sewell, C; The University of the West Indies. Department of Community Health and Psychiatry. Kingston 7. JM
  • Whitehorne-Smith, P; The University of the West Indies. Department of Community Health and Psychiatry. Kingston 7. JM
West Indian med. j ; 61(5): 475-482, Aug. 2012. tab
Article in English | LILACS, RHS Repository | ID: lil-672940
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ABSTRACT
The countries and territories comprising the English-speaking Caribbean (ESC) have made some strides in the development of mental health policy, services and systems with the expenditure in mental health as a percentage of health budgets ranging from 1% to 7%. The ESC countries have well developed primary healthcare systems. However, mental health legislations in many countries are in need of reform. Some countries have developed an innovative community based, secondary care treatment model treatment in the medical wards of general hospitals. These countries have made progress in integrating mental health into primary healthcare and have made psychotropic medication widely available at the primary care level. Notwithstanding the progress in some countries, greater effort is required in phasing out mental hospitals and integrating mental health into primary care in other ESC countries.
RESUMEN
Los países y territorios que comprenden el Caribe Anglófono (CAF) han dado pasos extraordinarios en relación con el desarrollo de políticas, servicios y sistemas de salud mental, de modo tal que los gastos en salud mental en término del porcentaje de presupuestos de salud fluctúan entre el 1% y el 7%. Los países del CAF poseen sistemas de atención primaria de la salud bien desarrollados. Sin embargo, las legislaciones con respecto a la salud mental en muchos países necesitan reformas. Algunos países han desarrollado un modelo innovador comunitario para tratamientos de atención secundaria tratamiento en las salas de los hospitales generales. Estos países han tenido progresos en cuanto a integrar la salud mental a la atención primaria de la salud, y han puesto la medicación psicotrópica ampliamente a la disposición del nivel de atención primaria. A pesar del progreso en algunos países, se requiere un mayor esfuerzo en cuanto a reducir gradualmente los hospitales psiquiátricos y acelerar la integración de la atención a la salud mental con la atención primaria en otros países anglófonos.
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Full text: Available Collection: Tematic databases Health context: SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health / Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Governance Arrangements / Goal 3 Human resources for health Database: LILACS / RHS Repository Main subject: Health Policy / Mental Health Services Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Central America / South America / Belize / Caribbean / English Caribbean / Guyana Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Year: 2012 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: The University of the West Indies/JM
Full text: Available Collection: Tematic databases Health context: SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health / Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Governance Arrangements / Goal 3 Human resources for health Database: LILACS / RHS Repository Main subject: Health Policy / Mental Health Services Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Central America / South America / Belize / Caribbean / English Caribbean / Guyana Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Year: 2012 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: The University of the West Indies/JM
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