Patel, VikramChisholm, DanDua, TarunLaxminarayan, RamananMedina-Mora, Maria ElenaPatel, VikramChisholm, DanDua, TarunLaxminarayan, RamananMedina-Mora, Maria Lena2016-03-022016-03-022016-03-21978-1-4648-0426-7https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23832Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders are common, highly disabling, and associated with significant premature mortality. The impact of these disorders on the social and economic well-being of individuals, families, and societies is large, growing, and underestimated. Despite this burden, these disorders have been systematically neglected, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, with pitifully small contributions to scaling up cost-effective prevention and treatment strategies. Systematically compiling the substantial existing knowledge to address this inequity is the central goal of this volume. This evidence-base can help policy makers in resource-constrained settings as they prioritize programs and interventions to address these disorders.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOdisease control prioritiessubstance abuseinterventionpublic healthMNS disorderstraumamental illnessneurologicalpsychiatryBookWorld Bank10.1596/978-1-4648-0426-7