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The World Health Organization's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Benedetto Saraceno
Benedetto Saraceno*
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Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, WHO, email saracenob@who.int
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There has been a rapid rise in the number of people with mental disorders. These disorders represent a major challenge to global development. The burden will be higher in developing countries, which have the least resources to respond. World-wide, 450 million people are affected at any given time. No group is immune to mental disorders but the risk is higher among: the poor; children and adolescents; abused women; the unemployed; persons with little education; neglected elderly people; victims of violence; migrants and refugees; and indigenous populations.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , April 2004 , pp. 19 - 21
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2004

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