Series on mental health in low and middle income countries

Packages of Care for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Low and Middle Income Countries:

Between October 2009 and February 2010 PLoS Medicine published a seven part series exploring how best to treat mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low- and middle-income countries.

The full set of articles in the series are listed below:

Patel V, Thornicroft G Packages of Care for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: PLoS Medicine Series. PLoS Med 6(10): e1000160.

Patel V, Simon G, Chowdhary N, Kaaya S, Araya R (2009) Packages of Care for Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. PLoS Med 6(10): e1000159.

Mbuba CK, Newton CR (2009) Packages of Care for Epilepsy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.  PLoS Med 6(10): e1000162.

Mari JdJ, Razzouk D, Thara R, Eaton J, Thornicroft G (2009) Packages of Care for Schizophrenia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. PLoS Med 6(10): e1000165.

Benegal V, Chand PK, Obot IS (2009) Packages of Care for Alcohol Use Disorders in Low- And Middle-Income Countries. PLoS Med 6(10): e1000170.

Prince MJ, Acosta D, Castro-Costa E, Jackson J, Shaji KS (2009) Packages of Care for Dementia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. PLoS Med 6(11): e1000176.

Flisher AJ, Sorsdahl K, Hatherill S, Chehil S (2010) Packages of Care for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. PLoS Med 7(2): e1000235.