title: Mental health in EMRO: the future is now.
abstract: Recognizing the magnitude of the problem of mental health disorders globally, the World Health Organization has made mental health the focus of the year 2001. In this paper three priority areas for action in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are suggested, namely: human rights, mental hospitals and community care, drug abuse, and reconstruction of the health care system in Afghanistan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saraceno
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005544:Forecasting; D006292:Health Priorities; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D019083:Mediterranean Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011634:Public Health; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014944:World Health Organization