Vikram Patel

TL;DR: Depression produces the greatest decrement in health compared with the chronic diseases angina, arthritis, asthma, and diabetes, and the urgency of addressing depression as a public-health priority is indicated to improve the overall health of populations.

TL;DR: Mental health affects progress towards the achievement of several Millennium Development Goals, such as promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women, reduction of child mortality, improvement of maternal health, and reversal of the spread of HIV/AIDS.

TL;DR: This work proposes a population-based, youth focused model, explicitly integrating mental health with other youth health and welfare expertise, and challenges to addressing mental- health needs include the shortage of mental-health professionals, the fairly low capacity and motivation of non-specialist health workers, and the stigma associated with mental disorder.

TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review of epidemiological surveys of autistic disorder and pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) worldwide was provided, where the authors considered the possible impact of geographic, cultural/ethnic/ethnic, and socioeconomic factors on prevalence estimates and on clinical presentation of PDD.

TL;DR: The authors proposed a population-based, youth focused model, explicitly integrating mental health with other youth health and welfare expertise to address young people's mental-health needs, which is crucial if they are to fulfil their potential and contribute fully to the development of their communities.