Saraceno Benedetto
Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc. 2002 Apr-Jun;11(2):83-7. doi: 10.1017/s1121189x00005546.
450 million people are estimated to suffer from neuropsychiatric conditions; approximately 10-20% of all children seem to have one or more mental or behavioural problems. Mental and neurological conditions account for 31% of all disability in the world. In epilepsy alone less than 25% of those affected receive treatment. In developing countries only a quarter of people suffering from schizophrenia receive treatment. Urgent action is needed to close the treatment gap and to overcome barriers. Governments need to take action with other partners to address these barriers and provide mental health services to those in need.
The World Health Report provides 10 recommendations for countries to begin taking action. These actions are divided into three scenarios: for countries with a very low level of mental health resources, for those with a medium level and for those with a high level of resources.
The Report allows every nation to recognize itself in one of three scenarios and to adopt and implement the appropriate actions.
据估计，有4.5亿人患有神经精神疾病；所有儿童中约10%-20%似乎存在一种或多种心理或行为问题。精神和神经疾病占全球所有残疾的31%。仅癫痫患者中，接受治疗的不到25%。在发展中国家，只有四分之一的精神分裂症患者接受治疗。需要采取紧急行动来缩小治疗差距并克服障碍。各国政府需要与其他伙伴采取行动，以消除这些障碍，并为有需要的人提供心理健康服务。
《世界卫生报告》为各国开始采取行动提供了10项建议。这些行动分为三种情况：针对心理健康资源水平极低的国家、中等水平的国家和资源水平高的国家。
该报告使每个国家都能在三种情况之一中找到自身定位，并采取和实施适当行动。
