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- Title
Insight and challenges: mental health services in Nepal.
- Authors
Rai, Yugesh; Gurung, Deoman; Gautam, Kamal
- Abstract
This paper describes the current state of mental health services in Nepal and reflects on the significant changes over the past decade. The main challenges to overcome are proper implementation of community-based services, the high suicide rate, stigma of mental illness, financial constraints, lack of mental health legislation and proper utilisation of human resources.
- Subjects
NEPAL; MENTAL health services; COMMUNITY mental health services; MENTAL health policy; MENTAL health laws; SUICIDE statistics; MENTAL illness
- Publication
BJPsych International, 2021, Vol 18, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2056-4740
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1192/bji.2020.58