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Vikram Patel：通过公众参与来实现所有人的精神健康

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Vikram Patel |

TEDGlobal 2012

• June 2012

世界上有接近4亿5千人被精神疾病所困扰。在发达国家，只有一半的患者接受了适当的治疗，在发展中国家，由于精神疾病医生的严重短缺，有接近90%的患者不能接受治疗。Vikram Patel 向我们指出了一个十分有前景的道路——培养社区成员，使得他们可以进行精神健康干预，这一举措也激励着普通人之间的相互关爱。

世界上有接近4亿5千人被精神疾病所困扰。在发达国家，只有一半的患者接受了适当的治疗，在发展中国家，由于精神疾病医生的严重短缺，有接近90%的患者不能接受治疗。Vikram Patel 向我们指出了一个十分有前景的道路——培养社区成员，使得他们可以进行精神健康干预，这一举措也激励着普通人之间的相互关爱。

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Vikram Patel helps bring better mental health care to low-resource communities -- by teaching ordinary people to deliver basic psychiatric services.

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Over at Health Policy and Planning, Patel offers his favorite resources on bringing mental health care to low-income communities.

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