Mental health atlas 2017: resources for mental health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Regional framework for action to strengthen the public health response to substance use

Factsheets on mental health disorders

Regional framework to scale up action on mental health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

 Mental health and substance abuse YouTube page

Assessment and management of conditions specifically related to stress

Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS)

Mental health atlas 2011

Atlas on substance use (2010)

WHO QualityRights Tool Kit: Assessing and improving quality and human rights in mental health and social care facilities

In the Eastern Mediterranean Region:

Mental and neurological disorders are responsible for 12% of all disability adjusted life years (DALYs) lost due to disease and injury

Mental health disorders account for 27% of years lived with disability

Drug abuse is responsible for a loss of 4 DALYs per 1000 population

Drug abuse is responsible for 9 deaths per 100 000 population

The overall adult (+15) per capita consumption per year of alcohol is low (0.65L as compared to the global average of 6.13L)

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