Call for change in mental health research funding priorities: the example of Costa Rica

 

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Authors: Raventós Vorst, Henriette, Contreras Rojas, Javier, Rodríguez Arauz, Gloriana, Leandro Rojas, Mauricio Alberto
Format: artículo original
Publication Date:2014
Description:The World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 urges its Member States to strengthen leadership in mental health, ensure mental and social health interventions in community-based settings, promote mental health and strengthen information systems, and increase evidence and research for mental health. Although Costa Rica has strongly invested in public health and successfully reduced the burden of nutritional and infectious diseases, its transitional epidemiological pattern, population growth, and immigration from unstable neighboring countries has shifted the burden to chronic disorders. Although policies for chronic disorders have been in place for several decades, mental disorders have not been included. Recently, as the Ministry of Health of Costa Rica developed a Mental Health Policy for 2013-2020, it became evident that the country needs epidemiological data to prioritize evidence-based intervention areas. This article stresses the importance of conducting local epidemiological studies on mental health, and calls for changes in research funding priorities by public and private national and international funding agencies in order to follow the WHO Mental Health Action Plan.
Country:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Language:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/100291
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10669/100291
Keyword:mental health
mental disorders
research
funding
research promotion
research policy evaluation
policy making
Costa Rica
salud mental
trastornos mentales
investigación
economía
promoción de la investigación
evaluación de políticas de investigación
formulación de políticas