UKRAINS'KYI VISNYK PSYKHONEVROLOHII

The Scientific and Practical Journal of Medicine
ISSN 2079-0325(p)
DOI 10.36927/2079-0325
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Community-based mental health care in Ukraine: problems and decisions

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  • PROBLEMATIC ARTICLES

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  • 616-058:615.86(477)

Abstract

In the article an analysis is given on statistical indexes which determine a state of a mental health of the population of Ukraine and a readiness of the psychiatric service to provide an eff ective care.

The work emphasizes that the main purpose of reforming of mental health care is a creation of a community-based mental health care and this requires changes on legislative, structural-organizational, methodological, and staff directions. The authors describe performed and planned steps to develop a community-based mental health care in Ukraine

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  • 10-14

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