Salud mental en Chile y Finlandia: desafíos y lecciones

This article analyses and compares the epidemiology of mental disorders and relevant public policies in Chile and Finland. In Chile, a specific mental health law is still lacking. While both countries highlight the role of primary care, Finland places more emphasis on participation and recovery of s...

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Autores principales:	Retamal C,Pedro, Markkula,Niina, Peña,Sebastián
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2016
Materias:	Comparative Study Delivery of Health Care Mental Health Public Policy
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0034-988720160007000152016-10-03Salud mental en Chile y Finlandia: desafíos y leccionesRetamal C,PedroMarkkula,NiinaPeña,Sebastián Comparative Study Delivery of Health Care Mental Health Public Policy This article analyses and compares the epidemiology of mental disorders and relevant public policies in Chile and Finland. In Chile, a specific mental health law is still lacking. While both countries highlight the role of primary care, Finland places more emphasis on participation and recovery of service users. Comprehensive mental health policies from Finland, such as a successful suicide prevention program, are presented. Both countries have similar prevalence of mental disorders, high alcohol consumption and high suicide rates. In Chile, the percentage of total disease burden due to psychiatric disorders is 13% and in Finland 14%. However, the resources to address these issues are very different. Finland spends 4.5% of its health budget on mental health, while in Chile the percentage is 2.2%. This results in differences in human resources and service provision. Finland has five times more psychiatric outpatient visits, four times more psychiatrists, triple antidepressant use and twice more clinical guidelines for different psychiatric conditions. In conclusion, both countries have similar challenges but differing realities. This may help to identify gaps and potential solutions for public health challenges in Chile. Finlands experience demonstrates the importance of political will and long-term vision in the construction of mental health policies.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.144 n.7 20162016-07-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872016000700015es10.4067/S0034-98872016000700015
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description	This article analyses and compares the epidemiology of mental disorders and relevant public policies in Chile and Finland. In Chile, a specific mental health law is still lacking. While both countries highlight the role of primary care, Finland places more emphasis on participation and recovery of service users. Comprehensive mental health policies from Finland, such as a successful suicide prevention program, are presented. Both countries have similar prevalence of mental disorders, high alcohol consumption and high suicide rates. In Chile, the percentage of total disease burden due to psychiatric disorders is 13% and in Finland 14%. However, the resources to address these issues are very different. Finland spends 4.5% of its health budget on mental health, while in Chile the percentage is 2.2%. This results in differences in human resources and service provision. Finland has five times more psychiatric outpatient visits, four times more psychiatrists, triple antidepressant use and twice more clinical guidelines for different psychiatric conditions. In conclusion, both countries have similar challenges but differing realities. This may help to identify gaps and potential solutions for public health challenges in Chile. Finlands experience demonstrates the importance of political will and long-term vision in the construction of mental health policies.
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title	Salud mental en Chile y Finlandia: desafíos y lecciones
title_short	Salud mental en Chile y Finlandia: desafíos y lecciones
title_full	Salud mental en Chile y Finlandia: desafíos y lecciones
title_fullStr	Salud mental en Chile y Finlandia: desafíos y lecciones
title_full_unstemmed	Salud mental en Chile y Finlandia: desafíos y lecciones
title_sort	salud mental en chile y finlandia: desafíos y lecciones
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Salud mental en Chile y Finlandia: desafíos y lecciones

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