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Essential Medicines List for Emergencies and Disasters in the Caribbean, 2012

 

 

 

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Disaster Situations in the Caribbean, PAHO, 2012

 

 

Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers. WHO, War Trauma Foundation and World Vision International (2011).

 

 

Framework for the Implementation of the Regional Strategy on Mental Health, PAHO, 2011

 

 

Protección de la salud mental luego del Terremoto y Tsunami del 27 de Febrero de 2010 en Chile: crónica de una experiencia. OPS, 2011  (Spanish)

 

 

mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings. WHO, 2010

Other versions: French and Spanish

 

 

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies: What Should Humanitarian Health Actors Know?, IASC, 2010

  Supporting the Implementation of Mental Health Policies in the Americas: A Human Rights Law-Based Approach; Findings, Trends, and Targets for Public Health Action.  PAHO, 2010
  Culture and Mental Health in Haiti:A Literature Review,WHO, PAHO, 2010 (French version)
  Pharmacological Treatment of Mental Disorders in Primary Health Care, WHO, 2009
  Suicide Mortality in the Americas, PAHO, 2009
  Mental health aspects of women’s reproductive health; A global review of the literature, WHO/UNFPA, 2009
  New joint WHO/Wonca report 'Integrating mental health into primary care - a global perspective', WHO/Wonca, 2008.
  Innovative mental health programs in Latin America and the Caribbean,  Caldas de Almeida, J. and Cohen, Alex (ed.). Washington, D.C.: PAHO, 2008.
  Informe de la epilepsia en Latinoamerica. OPS y OMS (ed.) Publicación conjunta de la Liga Internacional contra la Epilepsia, Buró Internacional de Epilepsia y la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Panamá, 2008 (Spanish)

 

 

IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, IASC, 2007

  Reforma de los Servicios de Salud Mental: 15 años después de la declaración de Caracas, OPS/OMS y el Ministerio de Salud de Brasil (Spanish)
  Promoting Health, Mental Health. In: Pan American Health Organization. Health In the Americas: 2007. Washington, D.C.: PAHO, 2007. Vol 1-Regional. (PAHO, PAHO Scientific and Technical Publication No. 622) p. 134.135.
  Guía práctica de salud mental en situaciones de desastres. Rodríguez, J., Zaccarelli Davoli, M.  y Pérez, Ricardo (ed.). Washington, D.C.: OPS, 2006. (Spanish)

 

  Protecting mental health during epidemics, PAHO, 2006 (Spanish and Portuguese versions)
  Neurological Disorders: Public Health Challenges, WHO, 2006
  Mental Health and Psychosocial Well–Being among Children in Severe Food Shortage Situations, WHO, 2006
  Promoting Mental Health, WHO, 2005
  Prevention of mental disorders, WHO, 2004
  Protection of Mental Health in Disasters and Emergency Situations, Washington,D.C.: PAHO, 2002 (Spanish only)
  Iniciativa para el Control de los Trastornos Afectivos; Conozca la Depresión y Enfréntela.  Vicente, B. OPS, 1999.

 


The World Health Organitation Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS)

The World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) is a new WHO tool for collecting essential information on the mental health system of a country or region.

 

 

 
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