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Up to 85 percent of patients with serious mental disorders in the global south did not receive any treatment in the past year of their illness, according to the World Health Organization.

Mental disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, epilepsy, dementia and alcohol dependence represent 13 percent of all diseases worldwide. That is more than heart disease and cancer combined, a global panel of 422 experts reported in the July 7 issue of the journal, Nature.

In a recent survey, the World Health Organization found that up to 85 percent of patients with serious mental disorders did not receive any treatment in the
past year of their illness. The panel therefore call for the world's attention to
the extent and tragedy of hundreds of millions suffering from mental
illnesses and who go untreated in the global south.

Read the whole article in the journal Nature. 

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