This report provides a comprehensive review of what is known about the current and future burden of mental disorders and the principal contributing factors.
It examines the scope of prevention and the availability of, and obstacles to, treatment. It deals in detail with service provision and planning; and it concludes with a set of recommendations that can be adapted by every country according to its needs and its resources.
The report aims to raise public and professional awareness of the real burden of mental disorders and their costs in human, social and economic terms, as well as help dismantle barriers -of stigma, discrimination and inadequate services preventing people worldwide from receiving the treatment they need and deserve.