The current state of mental healthcare in Bangladesh: part 2 - setting priorities.

Hasan, M Tasdik ORCID: 0000-0002-3256-093X, Anwar, Tasnim, Christopher, Enryka, Hossain, Sahadat ORCID: 0000-0001-9433-202X, Hossain, Md Mahbub, Koly, Kamrun Nahar, Saif-Ur-Rahman, KM ORCID: 0000-0001-8702-7094, Ahmed, Helal Uddin, Arman, Nazish and Hossain, Saima Wazed (2021) The current state of mental healthcare in Bangladesh: part 2 - setting priorities. BJPsych international, 18 (4). pp. 82-85.

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Abstract

This is the second of a two-part profile on mental healthcare in Bangladesh. It describes the state of mental health research in the country and presents a set of priorities for addressing improvements to the fundamental gaps in mental healthcare highlighted in part 1. Focus on building infrastructure for public mental health facilities, training skilled mental health professionals, adequate distribution of financial resources and addressing stigma are all priorities that will contribute to significantly improving mental healthcare in Bangladesh.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bangladesh, Mental health, mental health policy, mental health system, priorities
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	22 Dec 2021 11:49
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 21:18
DOI:	10.1192/bji.2021.42
Open Access URL:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-in...
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3145873