Unidad de Neuropsiquiatria, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía de México, Ciudad de México.
Psychiatr Serv. 2010 May;61(5):443-5. doi: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.5.443.
This column provides an overview of child and adolescent mental health services in Mexico, where prevalence rates of mental disorders among young people are up to twice as high as U.S. and Canadian rates. The mental health care system in Mexico is underdeveloped and underfunded, and for the approximately 40% of the population with no insurance, access to and quality of care are particularly poor. This column offers policy recommendations aimed at better meeting the needs of this vulnerable population.
本专栏概述了墨西哥的儿童和青少年心理健康服务，其中年轻人精神障碍的患病率比美国和加拿大高至两倍。墨西哥的精神卫生保健系统欠发达且资金不足，对于大约 40%没有保险的人口来说，获得和享受医疗保健的机会尤其匮乏，质量也很差。本专栏提出了旨在更好地满足这一弱势群体需求的政策建议。
