Background: Mental health education aims to increase mental health literacy (MHL) and plays a crucial role on mental health of community members. However, but its implementation in primary health care (PHC) faces obstacles and problems. Therefore, this study was conducted to explain the challenges of the public mental health education program with an emphasis on self-care in Iran's PHC. Method...

Press ,)q^s *n Mental Retardation. By Gunnar Dybwad. (Columbia University iTxcuiai iveiaiuauuii. uy \juimui 'e?, 1964, $6.) ^?S \T1S book consists of papers selected by the recently retired Executive DJrector the such>onal Association for Retarded Children. They are grouped under headings, to bp r -be famiIy, residential care, the retarded delinquent, and the a u , y P Used 'Pr'nted substantial...

This is the fourth paper in our series of four articles on mental health and the global development agenda. The first paper addressed core conceptual issues in mental health, the second addressed social and economic challenges to getting mental health on the global agenda, the third addressed international and national policy challenges to developing and implementing mental health policy in cou...

introduction: mental retardation, is one of the most common causes for referral to genetic counseling centers, and is one of the greatest challenges in health care services in the world. down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormalities in humans. methods: this study performed in medical genetic counseling center of welfare organization in south of iran with high consanguineous marriag...

BACKGROUND Low and middle income countries face many challenges in meeting mental health needs in their regions. Treatment of patients with mental disorders is inadequate in most of these countries and majority of individuals with severe mental disorders remain untreated. The bad news is that mental health problems in these countries are on the rise due to socioeconomic challenges being faced. ...

in a period of less than five decades, the urban residence has dramatically increased in iran. currently more than two thirds of the population live in city dwellings. this rapid urbanization has considerable impact on people’s mental health and psychiatric care. the main strategy of iran's national program of mental health has been the integration of mental health into the primary health ...