LEADER 03710nam 22005895 450 001 9910847594103321 005 20260114161433.0 010 $a981-9991-53-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-99-9153-2 035 $a(CKB)31403688300041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31267081 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31267081 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31254141 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31254141 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-99-9153-2 035 $a(EXLCZ)9931403688300041 100 $a20240406d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAccess to Mental Health Care in South Asia $eCurrent Status, Potential Challenges, and Ways Out /$fedited by S. M. Yasir Arafat, Sujita Kumar Kar 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (247 pages) 311 08$a981-9991-52-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aEpidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders and Overview of Access to Mental Health Care in South Asia -- Mental Health Care in Afghanistan -- Mental Health Care in Bangladesh -- Mental Health Care in Bhutan -- Mental Health Care in India -- Mental Health Care in Nepal -- Mental Health Care in Pakistan -- Mental Health Care in Sri Lanka -- Variations of Challenges and Ways Out of Access to Mental Health Care in South Asia -- Research, Innovations and Ideas to Facilitate Mental Healthcare Delivery in South Asia. 330 $aThis book is about access to mental health care in South Asia. South Asia consists of eight countries with low and middle-income backgrounds. The region contains a combined population of about 2 billion, making up about a quarter of the global population. The people of this region share common cultures, beliefs, and behavioral patterns regarding physical and mental health. Among them, about 15% (about 300 million) have been suffering from common mental disorders. However, there is a persisting high treatment gap for mental illness in the region. Hence, despite having a mental illness, only a small percentage of the population is able to have access to essential mental healthcare. Though governments are trying to bridge the gap by improving mental health policies and programs, it is still a major challenge delivering mental healthcare to all people in need. Due to the income category and dual disease burden of the countries, there are some additional enduring challenges like poor funding and research, inadequate and inequitable manpower, huge out-of-pocket expenses, poor mental health literacy, income disparity, and high stigma. This book aims to highlight the issues related to accessing mental health services in a densely populated low and middle-income setting. This book is the first of its kind in comparing and contrasting the delivery status of mental health services in South Asian countries. 606 $aPsychology 606 $aMental health 606 $aBehavioral Sciences and Psychology 606 $aMental Health 606 $aSalut mental$2thub 607 $aÀsia del Sud$2thub 608 $aLlibres electrònics$2thub 615 0$aPsychology. 615 0$aMental health. 615 14$aBehavioral Sciences and Psychology. 615 24$aMental Health. 615 7$aSalut mental 676 $a616.89 702 $aArafat$b S. M. Yasir 702 $aKar$b Sujita Kumar 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910847594103321 996 $aAccess to Mental Health Care in South Asia$94242136 997 $aUNINA