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Africa: the traumatised continent, a continent with hope
Many African countries gained political independence in the 1960s and 1970s and went through difficult times in economic, political and security terms in the 1980s and early 1990s. Mental health services and research were not spared and stagnated or deteriorated during this period. The effects of po...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists
2003
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507650 |
| Sumario: | Many African countries gained political independence in the 1960s and 1970s and went through difficult times in economic, political and security terms in the 1980s and early 1990s. Mental health services and research were not spared and stagnated or deteriorated during this period. The effects of poor governance, inequitable distribution of resources and environmental degradation conspired with natural and man-made disasters (wars in particular) to drive Africa into an abyss of despair. |
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