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Appendix A The Study Approach
Appendix A The Study Approach
Pages 383-390
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These disorders include the following conditions from the classification system of the Global Burden of Disease study: neuropsychiatric conditions (unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, epilepsy, alcohol use, dementia and other degenerative and hereditary CNS disorders, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, drug use, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and panic disorder) ; self-inflicted injuries (included in the wider category of inten383
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The framework for studying each category of disorder includes an overview of the epidemiology, a review of knowledge supporting existing and potential interventions, and projections of the feasibility, cost, and expected impact of those interventions. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES This report uses the term developing countries to describe those countries with economies classified as middle- and low-income in the 1999/2000 World Development Report (World Bank, 1999~.
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Epidemiological transition: While communicable diseases and malnutrition remain prime causes of morbidity in developing countries, the incidence of noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes is increasing, creating a double burden of disease. Weak health care infrastructure: A shortage of skilled health care workers plagues most developing countries, where the relatively few medical professionals tend to be concentrated in urban areas.
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It will then focus on the following disorders to identify strategies for prevention, low-cost treatment, priorities for research and development, and for capacity building to meet the needs of developing countries: * The Global Forum for Health Research is a Swiss foundation, created in 1997 by the World Health Organization, the World Bank, bilateral cooperation agencies, international and national foundations, national and international nongovernmental organizations, and private sector companies to promote research to improve the health of poor people.
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. "Health Services Research" by Vikram Patel; "Poverty, Gender, and Nervous System Disorders" by Vikram Patel; "The Role of Primary Care Providers and the Community" by Oyewusi Gureje; "Congenital Anomalies in Developing Countries" by Eduardo Castilla; "Disability in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview" by Gregory Powell; · "Disability in Jamaica" by Marigold (Molly)
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Vikram Patel, "Epidemiology of Common Mental Disorders in Developing Countries, with a Special Focus on Poverty and Female Gender as Risk Factors," and a "Health Systems Model of Approaching Mental Health Research and Program Implementation and the Overall Policy implications of Cultural and Health System Diversity in Mental Health Care"; Dr. Norman Sartorius, "The Global Burden of Disease"; Dr.
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390 NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS Vaccines Against Malaria: Hope in a Gathering Storm, 1996; Lead in the Americas: A Callfor Action, 1996; The Children's Vaccine Initiative: Achieving the Vision, 1993; Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States, 1992; and Malaria: Obstacles and Opportunities, l 991.
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