| There are 45 million adults in the world with severe mental illness; schizophrenia. A minority of these individuals live in industrialized countries and receive treatment, are housed and receive elements of psychosocial rehabilitation.
Most live in developing countries where access to essential medicines and psychosocial supports are unavailable or limited. These presentations will focus on the current state of persons with mental illness around the globe. Speakers will include:
Africa and Asia:
Dr. Pamela Collins, Mental Illness in Southern Africa;
David Brown, SAMHSA, Aspects of Mental Illness in Africa
Asia;
Sajni Thadani and Zafroulah Chaudhry, the Situation of
Persons with Mental Illness in Bangla Desh;
Dr Mary Lou Patalinjug The Impact of Recruitment of
Scarce Health Personnel in Developing Countries on
Health Status;
Dr Naotaka Shinfuku, Kobe U, Internat. Ctr For Med Res,
Mental Illness in Asia.
Latin America:
Dr Jose Caldas De Almeida, Pan American Health
Organization;
Dr Julio Ruiz, Mental Illness Among the Aged in Latin
America.
Global Perspective:
Dr Zena Stein, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Mental
Illness;
Drs Martin Gittelman and Alfred Freedman, Human Rights
and Mental Illness;
Dr E. Fuller Torrey, The global plight of those
with mental illness;
Dr William Fisher, UMass, Incarceration of Persons with
Mental Illness.
Note: This program is continued as Global Forum on Mental Health II and III through 3:30 P.M. |