Editorial

Mental health is integral to public health: A call to scale up evidence-based services and develop mental health research

Crick Lund, Debbie Bradshaw, Joanne Corrigall, Michelle Schneider, Dan J. Stein, Alan J. Flisher

Authors' affiliations

Crick Lund, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town

Debbie Bradshaw, Burden of Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council

Joanne Corrigall, School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, Western Cape Department of Health

Michelle Schneider, Burden of Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council

Dan J. Stein, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town

Alan J. Flisher, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town; Research Centre for Health Promotion, University of Bergen, Norway

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Keywords

Mental health; Psychiatry; Services; Policy; Epidemiology; Public Health

Cite this article

South African Medical Journal 2008;98(6):444.

Article History

Date submitted: 2008-02-01
Date published: 2008-04-29

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