Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Mental illness currently ranks among the top ten causes of burden of disease in low-income countries. In the African region specifically, neuropsychiatric disorders account for approximately 5% of disability-adjusted life years lost, with nearly one-quarter of this burden attributable to unipolar d...

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Main Authors: Alexander C. Tsai1, Mark Tomlinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Health
Subjects:
Mental health
Millennium Development Goals
perinatal depression
low-income countries
Online Access:http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201201/6-Viewpoint%20Tsai.pdf
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spelling doaj-676cfb4bb82548b0b58518ed7e72c7732020-11-24T22:04:03ZengEdinburgh University Global Health SocietyJournal of Global Health2047-29782047-29862012-06-012110.7189/jogh.02.010302Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South AfricaAlexander C. Tsai10Mark Tomlinson 1Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USACentre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaMental illness currently ranks among the top ten causes of burden of disease in low-income countries. In the African region specifically, neuropsychiatric disorders account for approximately 5% of disability-adjusted life years lost, with nearly one-quarter of this burden attributable to unipolar depressive disorders. http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201201/6-Viewpoint%20Tsai.pdfMental healthMillennium Development Goalsperinatal depressionlow-income countries
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Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Journal of Global Health
Mental health
Millennium Development Goals
perinatal depression
low-income countries
author_facet Alexander C. Tsai1
Mark Tomlinson
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title Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa
title_short Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa
title_full Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa
title_fullStr Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa
title_sort mental health spillovers and the millennium development goals: the case of perinatal depression in khayelitsha, south africa
publisher Edinburgh University Global Health Society
series Journal of Global Health
issn 2047-2978
2047-2986
publishDate 2012-06-01
description Mental illness currently ranks among the top ten causes of burden of disease in low-income countries. In the African region specifically, neuropsychiatric disorders account for approximately 5% of disability-adjusted life years lost, with nearly one-quarter of this burden attributable to unipolar depressive disorders.
topic Mental health
Millennium Development Goals
perinatal depression
low-income countries
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