Mental Illness in General Health Care: An International Study

TLDR

Mental disorders in primary care vary in frequency, nature, and treatment worldwide, a topic of interest to general practitioners, psychiatrists, and public health doctors. The study aims to examine cultural differences in mental disorders in primary care across 15 centers in five continents, as a prospective WHO‑sponsored investigation. The authors conducted a prospective, multi‑center study across 15 sites in five continents to assess cultural variations in primary‑care mental disorders. Published by Wiley for WHO (ISBN 0 471 95491 8, £50, 398 pp), the book is clear and easy to follow.

Abstract

Ed T B Ustun, N Sartorius Wiley for WHO, £50, pp 398 ISBN 0 471 95491 8 How do mental disorders in primary care vary in terms of frequency, nature, and treatment across the world? Mental Illness in General Health Care describes a prospective study, sponsored by the World Health Organisation, of cultural differences in mental disorders in primary care involving 15 centres in five continents. The topic should interest general practitioners, psychiatrists, and public health doctors. The book itself is clearly written and easy to follow. After …