International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Mental Health Policy Adoption as a Seminal Event: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

Author
Gordon C Shen
School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
10.15171/ijhpm.2015.90
Keywords
Mental Health Policy
Aid
Health System Strengthening
Policy Diffusion
World Polity
Subjects

The leadership for mental health is not commensurate with the burden of mental, neurological, and substance (MNS) use disorders nationally or internationally. This is a sentiment I share with Prof. Jenkins1 and Ms. Lee2. With that said, I would like to make two clarifications about my study and two concomitant acknowledgements about its limitations3... (Read more...)

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  • Received Date 08 April 2015
  • Revised Date 24 April 2015
  • Accepted Date 22 April 2015
  • First Published Date 01 July 2015
  • Published Date 01 July 2015