Mental health care in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: An analysis of needs and a call for greater investment

dc.contributor.authorHook, Kimberly
dc.contributor.authorBogdanov, Sergiy
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-24T17:32:31Z
dc.date.available2022-06-24T17:32:31Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractOver the past decade, there has been increased attention to global mental health, which emphasizes improving access to quality mental health care in order to reduce the worldwide treatment gap. However, Eastern European and Central Asian countries and their specific mental health needs have largely been underemphasized, evidenced by a dearth in literature and funding. Here, we provide an overview of the mental health needs in Ukraine and its challenges with quality care provision as a key example in highlighting these gaps, then broaden our discussion to include parallels with other countries in the Eastern European and Central Asian region. We describe the unique strengths relative to mental health care provision that are present in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and suggest the importance of post-graduate training, regional collaboration, and capacity building specific to research management as strategies to address the current challenges. We stress that greater investment from funders, government, and the global mental health community are needed to improve the current mental health situation in Ukraine, specifically, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, broadly. We argue that greater attention to Eastern Europe and Central Asia is needed to fully advance the agenda of the global mental health field.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHook K. Mental health care in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: An analysis of needs and a call for greater investment / Hook K., Bogdanov S. // The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. - 2021. - Vol. 10. - Article number 100182. - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100182en_US
dc.identifier.issn2666-7762
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100182
dc.identifier.urihttps://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/23145
dc.language.isoenuk_UA
dc.relation.sourceThe Lancet Regional Health - Europeen_US
dc.statusfirst publisheduk_UA
dc.subjectglobal mental healthen_US
dc.subjectEastern Europeen_US
dc.subjectCentral Asiaen_US
dc.subjectUkraineen_US
dc.subjectcapacity buildingen_US
dc.subjectmental healthen_US
dc.subjectarticleen_US
dc.titleMental health care in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: An analysis of needs and a call for greater investmenten_US
dc.typeArticleuk_UA
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