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Revista de Salud Pública

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PRIETO RODRIGUEZ, ADRIANA. Mental health: the current situation and trends. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2002, vol.4, n.1, pp.74-88. ISSN 0124-0064.

Information regarding the mental health situation, both at global and national levels, is updated. In the first place, the basic concepts and problems regarding mental health are presented. The burden of disease is also presented, bearing in mind that in developed countries deeper depression occupies second place and in developing countries comes fourth. On the other hand, depressive disorders represent 17% of DALYs . The mental health situation in Colombia is also presented, including its epidemiological aspects, morbidity and mortality. Finally, the intervention policies that have been implemented are examined.

Keywords : Mental health; morbidity; mortality.

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