Using the lever of parity of esteem between mental and physical health to close the mental health gap – a call for action

This paper provides a six-point definition of what parity of esteem for mental health means in practice. It highlights examples of the current disparity between mental and physical health and the importance of redressing this. The significance of securing a legislative basis for parity in England is...

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Autores principales: Bailey, Sue, Thorpe, Lucy, Smith, Greg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507732
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spelling pubmed-67351182019-09-10 Using the lever of parity of esteem between mental and physical health to close the mental health gap – a call for action Bailey, Sue Thorpe, Lucy Smith, Greg Int Psychiatry Guest Editorial This paper provides a six-point definition of what parity of esteem for mental health means in practice. It highlights examples of the current disparity between mental and physical health and the importance of redressing this. The significance of securing a legislative basis for parity in England is discussed. The authors make a call for action, and pose six questions for international readers to consider and respond to. The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2013-08-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6735118/ /pubmed/31507732 Text en © 2013 The Royal College of Psychiatrists http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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