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Format: 1 online resource (458 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-309-17093-1 , 1-280-18529-5 , 9786610185290 , 0-309-57008-5

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders -- Copyright -- REVIEWERS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I -- Executive Summary -- BACKGROUND -- SCOPE -- MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM -- FINDINGS AND FUTURE STRATEGIES -- To Reduce the Burden of Brain Disorders Now -- To Create Options for the Future -- CONCLUSION -- 1 Introduction -- NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS -- CHALLENGES FOR THE CARE OF BRAIN DISORDERS -- GOALS OF THE STUDY -- STUDY APPROACH -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- REFERENCES -- 2 The Magnitude of the Problem -- EFFECTS ON COMMUNITIES AND NATIONS -- The Disease Burden -- EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES -- Lost Productivity -- Stigma and Discrimination -- THE ROLES OF POVERTY AND GENDER INEQUALITY -- The Role of Poverty -- Poverty-Associated Risk Factors for Brain Disorders -- Unsafe and Unhygienic Living Conditions -- Hunger and Malnutrition -- Inadequate Access to Health Care -- Lack of Educational and Employment Opportunities -- The Role of Gender Inequality -- Postnatal Depression -- Rape and Sexual Violence -- HIV/AIDS -- Domestic Violence -- CAPACITY TO ADDRESS BRAIN DISORDERS -- REFERENCES -- 3 Integrating Care of Brain Disorders into Health Care Systems -- THE ROLE OF PRIMARY CARE IN ADDRESSING BRAIN DISORDERS -- DEVELOPING A SYSTEM OF CARE -- Primary Care -- The Role of Secondary and Tertiary Care -- BUILDING CAPACITY THROUGH TRAINING -- COLLABORATION WITH OTHER HEALTH AND NONHEALTH SECTORS -- Private Physicians -- Schools and Educators -- Community-Based Rehabilitation Programs -- Community Organizations -- Traditional Healers -- THE COST OF INTEGRATING SERVICES -- BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY THROUGH COLLABORATION -- POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- National Policy -- Local Policy -- INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SYSTEMS OF PRIMARY CARE. , The Role of Professional Societies and International Organizations -- Provision of Essential Drugs -- NATIONAL CENTERS FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 4 Findings and Future Strategies -- REDUCING THE DISEASE BURDEN NOW -- Increasing Awareness -- Utilizing Existing Health Systems -- Expanding Use of Cost-Effective Interventions -- CREATING OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE -- Applied Research -- Capacity Strengthening -- The Role of International Aid -- CONCLUSION -- Part II -- INTRODUCTION -- 5 Developmental Disabilities -- DEFINITION -- Cognitive Disabilities -- Motor Disabilities -- Vision, Hearing and Speech Disabilities -- Behavioral Disorders -- SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM -- PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE -- Prevalence of Cognitive Disabilities -- Prevalence of Motor Disabilities -- Prevalence of Vision Disabilities -- Prevalence of Hearing and Speech Disabilities -- Prevalence of Behavioral Disabilities -- RISK FACTORS -- Genetic -- Nutritional Deficiencies -- Micronutrient Deficiencies -- Protein-Energy Malnutrition -- Infection -- Environmental Toxins -- Perinatal and Neonatal -- Poverty and Trauma -- INTERVENTIONS -- Primary and Secondary Prevention -- Genetic Factors -- Nutritional Deficiencies -- Infections -- Environmental Toxins -- Prenatal Care and Perinatal Services -- Trauma -- Secondary Prevention -- Rehabilitation -- Models for Rehabilitation -- Barriers to Implementation -- Cost Analysis -- CAPACITY -- Research training programs -- Regional rehabilitation training programs -- Clinical training programs -- Special education training programs -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 6 Epilepsy -- DEFINITION -- SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM -- Stigma and Discrimination -- Treatment Gap -- Infectious Diseases -- PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE -- Mortality Rates -- RISK FACTORS -- Genetic -- Pre-, Peri- and Post-Natal -- Parasitic Infections. , Bacterial Infections -- Viral Infections -- Head Injuries -- Febrile Seizures -- INTERVENTIONS -- Prevention -- Treatment -- CAPACITY -- Training -- Research -- ANNEX 6-1 -- BIOLOGICAL CYCLE -- EPIDEMIOLOGY -- PREVENTION -- TREATMENT -- REFERENCES -- 7 Schizophrenia -- DEFINITION -- SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM -- Mortality -- Social and Economic Costs -- PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE -- Prevalence -- Incidence -- RISK FACTORS -- Genetic -- Environmental -- Brain Pathology -- Neurochemistry -- Functional Neuroimaging and Cognitive Deficits -- Neurodevelopmental -- Associations with Age and Gender -- Substance Abuse Comorbidity -- Factors Affecting Course and Outcome -- INTERVENTIONS -- Prevention -- Treatment -- Early Treatment -- Pharmacotherapy -- The Primary Health Care Model -- Family Interventions -- Group Interventions Focused on the Patient -- Therapeutic Communities -- Role of the Hospital -- CAPACITY -- REFERENCES -- 8 Bipolar Disorder -- DEFINITION -- SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM -- Mortality -- Social and Economic Costs -- PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE -- RISK FACTORS -- Genetic -- Substance Abuse -- Environmental -- Associations with Age and Gender -- Factors Affecting Course and Outcome -- INTERVENTIONS -- Prevention -- Treatment -- Pharmacotherapy -- Mood Stabilizers -- Other Mood Stabilizers -- Psychosocial Treatment -- CAPACITY -- REFERENCES -- 9 Depression -- DEFINITION -- SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM -- Mortality -- Suicide -- Physical Illness -- Social and Economic Costs -- PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE -- RISK FACTORS -- Environmental -- Genetic -- Gender and Reproductive Health -- Neuroendocrine -- Comorbidity -- Associations with Age -- Factors Affecting Course and Outcome -- INTERVENTIONS -- Prevention -- Social and Public Health Models -- Preventing Suicide -- Treatment -- Medical interventions -- Psychosocial interventions -- Traditional healers -- Cost Analysis. , CAPACITY -- Training -- Research -- REFERENCES -- 10 Stroke -- DEFINITION -- SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM -- Mortality -- Social and Economic Costs -- PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE -- Prevalence -- INCIDENCE -- RISK FACTORS -- Physiological -- Hypertension -- Diabetes -- Cardiac Disease -- Elevated Serum Cholesterol -- Elevated Serum Homocysteine -- HIV/AIDS -- Postpartum Cerebral Venous Thrombosis -- Risk Factors for Stroke in Children -- Behavioral -- Cigarette Smoking -- Diet -- Alcohol Abuse -- Physical Inactivity -- Factors Affecting Course and Outcome -- INTERVENTIONS -- Prevention -- Treatment -- Rehabilitation -- Cost Analysis -- CAPACITY -- REFERENCES -- Epilogue -- ESTABLISHING NATIONAL AND LOCAL PRIORITIES FOR ADDRESSING BRAIN DISORDERS -- THE POTENTIAL FOR PREVENTION -- INCREASING THE CLINICAL AND RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH INTO GLOBAL HEALTH PROBLEMS -- ACCESS TO AND AFFORDABILITY OF ESSENTIAL PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS -- AN INVESTMENT IN FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES -- APPENDIX A The Study Approach -- BRAIN DISORDERS AND SELECTION OF SPECIFIC DISORDERS FOR SECTION II -- DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- EARLY HISTORY OF THE STUDY -- CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE -- COMMISSIONED PAPERS AND TECHNICAL INPUT TO THE STUDY -- WORKSHOP AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS -- OTHER IOM REPORTS ON GLOBAL HEALTH -- APPENDIX B Measurement Issues in Calculating the Global Burden of Disease -- APPENDIX C Workshop Agenda -- APPENDIX D Economic Analysis -- GUIDELINES FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES -- THE RATIONALE FOR AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE -- PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS -- PLANNING AND DESIGNING AN ECONOMIC STUDY -- DATA COLLECTION -- Resource Utilization -- Resource Costs -- Outcomes -- Local Service Structures -- DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION -- CONTACT POINT -- FURTHER READING. , MONEY MATTERS IN EPILEPSY -- INTRODUCTION -- COST -- Direct cost -- Indirect cost -- Intangible cost -- CONSEQUENCE (BENEFIT) -- PERSPECTIVE -- COST OF ILLNESS STUDIES (COI) -- SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN EVALUATING COST OF EPILEPSY -- GENERAL TOOLS OF ECONOMIC EVALUATION -- Cost Benefit Analysis -- Cost Effectiveness Analysis -- Cost Utility Analysis (CUA) -- Cost Minimization Analysis (CMA) -- PHARMACO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF EPILEPSY -- COMPARISON OF NEWER AEDS AGAINST CONVENTIONAL AEDS -- ACQUISITION COST MAY NOT REFLECT THE OVERALL COST -- ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF EPILEPSY: SCENARIO IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- COST OF EPILEPSY CARE IN INDIA -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX E Committee and Staff Biographies -- STUDY STAFF -- Glossary -- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TERMS -- Acronyms. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-309-07192-5

Language: English