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Mental and neurological health profile of Ecuador

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Marcelo E. Cruz ,
Rachel Jenkins ,
Clare Townsend  and
Donald Silberberg
Marcelo E. Cruz
Affiliation:
Global Network for Research in Mental and Neurological Health, USA Panandean Corporation for Research and Development, Ecuador, and Ecuadorean Academy of Neurosciences
Rachel Jenkins
Affiliation:
Global Network for Research in Mental and Neurological Health, USA Institute of Psychiatry, UK
Clare Townsend
Affiliation:
University of Queensland, Australia
Donald Silberberg
Affiliation:
Global Network for Research in Mental and Neurological Health, USA University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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We assessed the mental and neurological health (MNH) situation of Ecuador in 2006–8, using the Mental and Neurological Health Country Profile (MNHCP) (Gulbinat et al, 2004; Jenkins, 2004; Jenkins et al, 2004), an instrument which helps to develop evidence-based MNH policy and services (Townsend et al, 2004). An extensive review of the literature was undertaken and consultations and consensus meetings (Schilder et al, 2004) were conducted with key mental and neurological health stakeholders, including consumers, carers and clinicians from the government and non- government sectors.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , October 2008 , pp. 93 - 95
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