Introduction an agenda for closing resource gaps in global mental health: Innovation, capacity building, and partnerships

摘要

The high global burden of mental disorders has been well-documented since the 1990s, with neuropsychiatric disorders presently comprising approximately 13% of the world's health burden. Four mental disorders rank among the ten leading causes of years lost due to disability in low- and middle-income countries-including the unipolar depressive disorders, which rank first.