Published: Jan. 1, 2024
South Asia is a densely populated area consisting of eight countries with low- and middle-income backgrounds. The region shares some common cultural beliefs, distribution psychiatric disorders, care-seeking patterns, enduring treatment gaps. At the same time, there are variations among based on religion, local culture, languages, sociocultural aspects. This chapter discusses an overview epidemiology mental disorders in Asian along potential challenges, including gaps, help-seeking out-of-pocket expenses to provide health services Asia. It also highlights influence non-medical management like traditional healers religious persons, for region.
Language: Английский