Mental Health in Afghanistan : Burden, Challenges and the Way Forward

Afghanistan has been in internal and external strife for more than thirty years. Prolonged conflict and civil war have left millions dead, thousands with disabilities and massive internal and external population displacement. The situation has contributed negatively to every aspect of the country...

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Main Author:	Sayed, Ghulam Dastagir
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACUTE EPISODES ADOLESCENTS AGED ALCOHOL USE ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS ANTI-DEPRESSANT ANTI-DEPRESSANTS ANTIDEPRESSANT ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG ANXIETY ANXIETY DISORDERS ANXIOLYTIC DRUGS BASIC HEALTH BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES BEDS BEHAVIORAL THERAPY BIPOLAR DISORDER BREASTFEEDING BURDEN OF DISEASE CHILD CARE CITIES CLINICAL OUTCOMES CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COGNITIVE THERAPY COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CARE COST EFFECTIVENESS COUNSELING COUNSELLING COUNSELORS CRIME DEATHS DEPRESSANTS DEPRESSION DEPRESSIVE DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS DETOXIFICATION DIAGNOSES DIAGNOSIS DIARRHEA DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISABILITY COMPONENT DISABILITY-ADJUSTED LIFE DISABLED PEOPLE DISASTERS DISEASE CONTROL DISEASE DIAGNOSIS DISEASE PATTERN DOCTORS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUG ABUSE DRUG USERS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT EMOTIONS ENURESIS EPILEPSY EXTERNALITY FAMILIES FIRST AID FORENSIC MEDICINE FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EXPERTS HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROJECTS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH STRATEGY HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH TRAINING HIGH FERTILITY HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HYGIENE ILLICIT DRUG USE INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTEGRATION INTERVENTION LAWS MAJOR DEPRESSION MALNUTRITION MANAGEMENT OF DEPRESSION MATERNAL MORTALITY MEDICAL DOCTORS MEDICINES MENTAL MENTAL DISORDER MENTAL DISORDERS MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS MENTAL HEALTH STATUS MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT MENTAL ILLNESS MENTAL WELLNESS MENTALLY ILL MIGRATION MILD DEPRESSION MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHER NATURAL DISASTERS NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS PANIC ATTACKS PANIC DISORDERS PATIENT PATIENTS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PHARMACEUTICALS PHO POST TRAUMATIC STRESS POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER PREVALENCE PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROBABILITY PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PSYCHIATRIC NURSES PSYCHIATRISTS PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGIST PSYCHOLOGISTS PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOSIS PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENTS PSYCHOTHERAPY PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE REFUGEES REHABILITATION RELAXATION EXERCISES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS SCHIZOPHRENIA SCHOOL HEALTH SECONDARY CARE SELF-ESTEEM SELF-HELP SELF-HELP GROUPS SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS SEVERE SHORTAGE SLEEP SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIALIZATION SOMATIC COMPLAINTS STRESSES SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE USE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS TB TOUCH TRAUMA TRAUMATIC EVENTS TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER TREATMENT TREATMENT ADHERENCE TREATMENT OUTCOMES TROPICAL MEDICINE TUBERCULOSIS UNEMPLOYMENT VIOLENCE VISION WELLNESS WORKERS WOUNDS YOUNG CHILDREN
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Mental Health in Afghanistan : Burden, Challenges and the Way Forward

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