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Access to Care for Mental Health Problems in Afghanistan: A National Challenge.

Viviane Kovess MasfetyElie G KaramKatherine M KeyesAjmal SabawoonBashir Ahmad Sarwari
Published in: International journal of health policy and management (2021)
Access to care for mental health problems depended mainly on the needs as defined as disorder severity level and impairment, and on environmental factors such as exposure to traumatic events. The system seems equitable; however, this is counterbalanced by a very challenging environment. This survey is a testimony to the hardship experienced by the Afghan population and by health professionals, and to the efforts to deliver organized mental healthcare in a challenging situation. This research may inform and support policy-makers and NGOs in other countries undergoing similar challenges.
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