title: [Mental health in the world according to WHO documents].
abstract: The aim of this article is turning readers' attention to the scope of health problems related to mental disorders by presentation of selected areas of mental health in global perspective. Article presents data concerning mental disorders' prevalence in the world and data on selected aspects of public mental health, e. g. mental health policies in WHO regions. Selected WHO mental health projects and initiatives are presented.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Promocji Zdrowia i Szkolenia Podyplomowego, Narodowego Instytutu Zdrowia Publicznego - Państwowego Zakładu Higieny w Warszawie. lgromulska@pzh.gov.pl
authors.forename: Lucyna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gromulska
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014944:World Health Organization