In the 2001-2003 World Mental Healt...

In the 2001-2003 World Mental Health scan Initiative, the World Health Organization (WHO) waysed face-to-face surveys with more than 60000 adults in 14 countries in the Americas, Europe Middle East, Africa, and Asia. According to the outcomes of the survey published in the June 2 2004 issue of JAMA, the United States had the highest prevalence of mental illness (264 percent) Overall, more Americans received treatment than patients in other countries, however 48 to 66 percent with moderate to serious illness received no treatment. The report indicates that systemic barriers, so as unequal access to care caused by way of lack of insurance coverage, may contribute to the point to be solved [i]or[/i] settled More information is available online at http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/291/21/2581.

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