Title of article :
Disadvantaged Groups and Mental Health Services, A Dilemma in Metropolitans
Author/Authors :
Ghadirian, Laleh Community and Preventive Medicine - Community Based Participatory Research Center - Iranian Institute for Reduction of High‑Risk Behaviors, Tehran, Iran , Sayarifard, Azadeh Knowledge Utilization Research Center - Center for Academic and Health Policy - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Around the world, psychiatric diseases have ranked among
the highest regarding burden of diseases and in Iran, it has
ranked second.[1] A large number of studies have shown
a low mental health literacy in a wide range of countries
including Iran.[2,3] Since mental health literacy expresses
the awareness of people about the diagnosis, prevention,
seeking help and treatment and education in this area it can
be helpful in improving the mental health status.[4]
Keywords :
Metropolitans , Disadvantaged Groups and Mental Health Services,
Journal title :
International Journal of Preventive Medicine (IJPM)
