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Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Does Mental Health Play a Role?

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  • J Jaime Miranda
  • Vikram Patel

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Miranda and Patel argue that mental disorders are among the most important causes of disability and premature mortality in developing countries.

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  • J Jaime Miranda & Vikram Patel, 2005. "Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Does Mental Health Play a Role?," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 2(10), pages 1-1, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:0020291
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020291
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    2. Eleonora Prina & Caterina Ceccarelli & Jibril O Abdulmalik & Francesco Amaddeo & Camilla Cadorin & Davide Papola & Wietse A Tol & Crick Lund & Corrado Barbui & Marianna Purgato, 2023. "Task-sharing psychosocial interventions for the prevention of common mental disorders in the perinatal period in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 69(7), pages 1578-1591, November.
    3. Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy & Anupama Jithesh & Sonia Chaabane & Amit Abraham & Karima Chaabna & Sohaila Cheema, 2020. "Perinatal Mental Illness in the Middle East and North Africa Region—A Systematic Overview," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-20, July.
    4. Bratti, Massimiliano & Mendola, Mariapia & Miranda, Alfonso, 2015. "Hard to Forget: The Long-Lasting Impact of War on Mental Health," IZA Discussion Papers 9269, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    5. Nusrat Husain & Ipshita Mukherjee & Amber Notiar & Zahir Alavi & Barbara Tomenson & Florence Hawa & Abid Malik & Aabid Ahmed & Nasim Chaudhry, 2016. "Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders and its Association with Life Events and Social Support in Mothers Attending a Well-Child Clinic," SAGE Open, , vol. 6(4), pages 21582440166, December.
    6. Lund, Crick & Breen, Alison & Flisher, Alan J. & Kakuma, Ritsuko & Corrigall, Joanne & Joska, John A. & Swartz, Leslie & Patel, Vikram, 2010. "Poverty and common mental disorders in low and middle income countries: A systematic review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 71(3), pages 517-528, August.
    7. Victoria Menil, 2015. "Missed Opportunities in Global Health: Identifying New Strategies to Improve Mental Health in LMICs," Working Papers id:7987, eSocialSciences.
    8. Elijah Macharia Ndung’u (PhD), 2021. "Trauma of Poverty and its Psychological Impact: A Case of Kenya," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(09), pages 906-915, September.
    9. Susan Rees & Derrick Silove & Teresa Verdial & Natalino Tam & Elisa Savio & Zulmira Fonseca & Rosamund Thorpe & Belinda Liddell & Anthony Zwi & Kuowei Tay & Robert Brooks & Zachary Steel, 2013. "Intermittent Explosive Disorder amongst Women in Conflict Affected Timor-Leste: Associations with Human Rights Trauma, Ongoing Violence, Poverty, and Injustice," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(8), pages 1-7, August.
    10. China Mills, 2018. "From ‘Invisible Problem’ to Global Priority: The Inclusion of Mental Health in the Sustainable Development Goals," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 49(3), pages 843-866, May.
    11. Das, Jishnu & Do, Quy-Toan & Friedman, Jed & McKenzie, David & Scott, Kinnon, 2007. "Mental health and poverty in developing countries: Revisiting the relationship," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 65(3), pages 467-480, August.

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