Psychology & Psychiatry
Atlas Psychiatric Education and Training across the World 2005
Psychiatrists play an important role in the delivery of mental health services. However, global information about the quality of training of psychiatrists is largely unavailable. Do countries train adequate numbers of psychiatrists for their mental health needs?
Mental Health Atlas, 2005
Mental Health Alas-2005 provides essential information on mental health for all 192 Member States of WHO.
Mental Health Context
This introductory module describes the current global context of mental health.
Mental Health Financing
Financing is a critical factor in the implementation of a viable mental health system.
Mental Health Legislation and Human Rights
Mental health legislation is essential for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders, who comprise a vulnerable section of society. This module provides information to help guide the development of mental health legislation.
Mental Health Policy, Plans and Programmes
An explicit mental health policy is an essential and powerful tool for a mental health section in a ministry of health. When properly formulated and implemented through plans and programmes, policy can have a significant impact on the mental health of populations.
Mental Health Policy, Plans and Programmes
An explicit mental health policy is an essential and powerful tool for a mental health section in a ministry of health. When properly formulated and implemented through plans and programmes, policy can have a significant impact on the mental health of populations.
Orqanization of Services for Mental Health
Mental health services make it possible to deliver effective interventions. The way these services are organized has an important bearing on their effectiveness and the ultimate fulfilment of the aims and objectives of national mental health policies.
Planning and Budgeting to Deliver Services for Mental Health
The purpose of this module is to present a clear and rational planning model for assessing the needs of local populations for mental health care and planning services.
Quality Improvement for Mental Health
Quality determines whether services increase the likelihood of achieving desired mental health outcomes and whether they meet the current requirements of evidence-based practice.