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The Way Forward: Improving Mental Health Systems in Central and Eastern Europe

In: Mental Health in Central and Eastern Europe Improving Care and Reducing Stigma — Important Cases for Global Study

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  • Richard M. Scheffler
  • Grayson Dimick
  • Ivan Duškov

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In the quarter century since the fall of communist rule, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have made respectable progress in reforming their mental health care systems. However, this progress is far from complete. Mental health care in the region remains outdated and ineffective compared to international standards. Future reform is a crucial task: CEE has one of the highest proportions of disease burden due to mental and substance use disorders in the world (Krupchanka and Winkler, 2016, p. 96), among the highest rates of suicide worldwide (WHO, 2018), and extremely high—and rising—levels of alcohol consumption (Krupchanka and Winkler, 2016, p. 96)…

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  • Richard M. Scheffler & Grayson Dimick & Ivan Duškov, 2020. "The Way Forward: Improving Mental Health Systems in Central and Eastern Europe," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Richard M Scheffler & Martha Shumway & Rǎzvan M Chereches (ed.), Mental Health in Central and Eastern Europe Improving Care and Reducing Stigma — Important Cases for Global Study, chapter 8, pages 221-232, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811205644_0008
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    Keywords

    Mental Health Economics; Mental Health Policy; Mental Health in Central Europe;
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    JEL classification:

    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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