Sartorius N, Henderson A S
Division of Mental Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 1992 Dec;26(4):550-3. doi: 10.3109/00048679209072087.
The prevention of mental disorders has been neglected but the public health burden now is too high for this to continue. Nearly one half of all mental and neurological disorders are amenable to primary prevention. Effective measures could be applied even in countries with few resources. By and large these measures all rely on available knowledge and commonly involve sectors other than health. This paper calls attention to the opportunities that offer but that have been so far largely unheeded.
精神障碍的预防一直被忽视,但鉴于目前公共卫生负担过重,这种情况不能再持续下去。所有精神和神经障碍中,近一半都适合进行一级预防。即使在资源匮乏的国家,也可以采取有效的措施。总体而言,这些措施都依赖现有的知识,并且通常涉及卫生部门以外的其他部门。本文呼吁关注所提供的机会,但这些机会迄今为止在很大程度上未得到重视。