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Mental Health in Afghanistan : Burden, Challenges and the Way Forward

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dc.contributor.authorSayed, Ghulam Dastagir
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-28T21:45:11Z
dc.date.available2013-05-28T21:45:11Z
dc.date.issued2011-08
dc.description.abstractAfghanistan has been in internal and external strife for more than thirty years. Prolonged conflict and civil war have left millions dead, thousands with disabilities and massive internal and external population displacement. The situation has contributed negatively to every aspect of the country and society as the majority of the population has been traumatized by constant conflict, natural disasters, and the difficult Taliban years. There is ample evidence that these calamities have contributed to an increase in mental health problems and has been further complicated by growing level of drug abuse. As Afghanistan rebuilds itself, it is critical to understand the challenges and develop workable solutions. The paucity of high quality data on mental health problems and the lack of qualified human resources have hampered the development of cost-effective strategies and interventions to address the growing challenge of mental health in the country. There are few mental health facilities, and these facilities are scattered across the country with limited capacity and low levels of coverage. In addition, the population continues to face the main stressors with ongoing conflict in various parts of the country. To address mental health issues on a larger scale, this paper recommends public awareness-raising campaigns as a foremost prerequisite. It also proposes to draw on existing resources efficiently. Achieving the aforementioned objectives require political support by the Government of Afghanistan along with technical and financial support of the development partners. This will allow necessary expansion of mental health services and will build the capacity of mental health clinicians and public health experts in the country.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15525574/mental-health-afghanistan-burden-challenges-way-forward
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13589
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13589
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHealth, Nutrition and Population (HNP) discussion paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectACUTE EPISODES
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectALCOHOL USE
dc.subjectALCOHOL USE DISORDERS
dc.subjectANTI-DEPRESSANT
dc.subjectANTI-DEPRESSANTS
dc.subjectANTIDEPRESSANT
dc.subjectANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG
dc.subjectANXIETY
dc.subjectANXIETY DISORDERS
dc.subjectANXIOLYTIC DRUGS
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectBASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES
dc.subjectBEDS
dc.subjectBEHAVIORAL THERAPY
dc.subjectBIPOLAR DISORDER
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectBURDEN OF DISEASE
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCLINICAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectCLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE THERAPY
dc.subjectCOMMON MENTAL DISORDERS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCOUNSELING
dc.subjectCOUNSELLING
dc.subjectCOUNSELORS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDEPRESSANTS
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectDEPRESSIVE
dc.subjectDEPRESSIVE DISORDERS
dc.subjectDETOXIFICATION
dc.subjectDIAGNOSES
dc.subjectDIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDISABILITIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISABILITY COMPONENT
dc.subjectDISABILITY-ADJUSTED LIFE
dc.subjectDISABLED PEOPLE
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectDISEASE DIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectDISEASE PATTERN
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDRUG ABUSE
dc.subjectDRUG USERS
dc.subjectEMOTIONAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectEMOTIONS
dc.subjectENURESIS
dc.subjectEPILEPSY
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFIRST AID
dc.subjectFORENSIC MEDICINE
dc.subjectFORENSIC PSYCHIATRY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPERTS
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROJECTS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectHEALTH PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH STRATEGY
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH TRAINING
dc.subjectHIGH FERTILITY
dc.subjectHOSPITAL SERVICES
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectILLICIT DRUG USE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectMAJOR DEPRESSION
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT OF DEPRESSION
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMEDICAL DOCTORS
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMENTAL
dc.subjectMENTAL DISORDER
dc.subjectMENTAL DISORDERS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH NEEDS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH SURVEY
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH TRAINING
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
dc.subjectMENTAL ILLNESS
dc.subjectMENTAL WELLNESS
dc.subjectMENTALLY ILL
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILD DEPRESSION
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPANIC ATTACKS
dc.subjectPANIC DISORDERS
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectPHARMACEUTICALS
dc.subjectPHO
dc.subjectPOST TRAUMATIC STRESS
dc.subjectPOST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
dc.subjectPOST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
dc.subjectPOSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPRIMARY CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRIC NURSES
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRISTS
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRY
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGIST
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGISTS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPSYCHOSIS
dc.subjectPSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectPSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectPSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENTS
dc.subjectPSYCHOTHERAPY
dc.subjectPSYCHOTROPIC DRUG
dc.subjectPSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS
dc.subjectPUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectREHABILITATION
dc.subjectRELAXATION EXERCISES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
dc.subjectSCHIZOPHRENIA
dc.subjectSCHOOL HEALTH
dc.subjectSECONDARY CARE
dc.subjectSELF-ESTEEM
dc.subjectSELF-HELP
dc.subjectSELF-HELP GROUPS
dc.subjectSEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS
dc.subjectSEVERE SHORTAGE
dc.subjectSLEEP
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIALIZATION
dc.subjectSOMATIC COMPLAINTS
dc.subjectSTRESSES
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE ABUSE
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE USE
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
dc.subjectTB
dc.subjectTOUCH
dc.subjectTRAUMA
dc.subjectTRAUMATIC EVENTS
dc.subjectTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
dc.subjectTREATMENT
dc.subjectTREATMENT ADHERENCE
dc.subjectTREATMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectTROPICAL MEDICINE
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVISION
dc.subjectWELLNESS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWOUNDS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleMental Health in Afghanistan : Burden, Challenges and the Way Forwarden
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2011-12-02
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:49:15.273899Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15525574/mental-health-afghanistan-burden-challenges-way-forward
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum15525574
okr.identifier.report65884
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryAfghanistan
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Mental Health
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth
okr.topicNutrition and Population
okr.unitSouth Asia Region, Health, Nutrition and Population Sector
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