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Psychiatric social epidemiology in Cuba I: Contextual and developmental considerations
Author(s) -
CamaydFreixas Yohel
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198504)13:2<162::aid-jcop2290130208>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - mental health , epidemiology , psychiatric epidemiology , software deployment , population , psychology , health care , psychiatry , mental illness , medicine , environmental health , political science , computer science , law , operating system
This review is reported in two parts. This first article lays the groundwork for the analysis of psychiatric social epidemiology by (a) drawing in broad strokes the developmental phases followed by the Cuban Revolution, as the contextual base on which to build this analysis; (b) exploring the development of the field of psychiatric epidemiology in the Island; (c) delineating the development of human and material resources in health and mental health; (d) reviewing issues of access to care by traditionally underserved populations; (e) exploring gradual changes in the character of mental health care as reflected by service utilization patterns; and (f) discussing changes in the attitude of the population towards mental health and illness, as reflected by pathways to care. Overall, this section provides evidence of a rapid development and deployment of resources in this domain and of their egalitarian distribution and general accessibility to the population.