Current Perspectives on Substance Use Disorders in South Asia

Public Mental Health Aspects

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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This book is about public mental health needs and aspects of substance use disorders in South Asian countries. Hence, the editors of this book aimed to publish a book that discusses the public mental health and healthcare issues related to substance use disorder in a densely populated low- and middle-income setting.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-11-26
Mått155 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt645 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor303
FörlagSpringer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN9789819766185

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Dr. S M Yasir Arafat is currently working as an Associate Consultant of Psychiatry at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He focuses on the epidemiological aspects of mental disorders and human behaviors. Dr. Arafat has (co)authored more than 350 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and (co)edited 10 books with Springer. He has been included in the global 2% researcher list in 2021, 2022, and 2023. He is acting as an editorial member in more than 10 leading journals in mental health published by Elsevier, Frontiers, Wiley, Springer, and Taylor and Francis.Dr. Sujita Kumar Kar is currently working as Additional Professor of Psychiatry at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Journal of Health, Sexuality and Culture. He is also an Editorial Board Member and Reviewer of various national and international journals. He has written 69 book chapters and more than 480 articles in various national and international journals and made 75 presentations at various national and international conferences. His research interests include brain stimulation, neuropsychiatry, psycho-sexual disorders, and cognitive behavior therapy. He has been included in the top 2% of researchers list in 2021, 2022, and 2023, as per Stanford University, USA.

Overview on substance use disorder in South Asia.- Epidemiology and risk factors of substance disorders in South Asia.- Substance use disorder in Afghanistan.- Substance use disorder in in Bangladesh.- Substance use disorder in Bhutan.- Substance use disorder in in Bhutan.- Substance use disorder in in India.- Substance use disorder in in Nepal.- Substance use disorder in in Pakistan.- Substance use disorder in in Sri Lanka.- Variations of Challenges and Ways Out on Substance use disorder in in South Asia.- Policy, Legislations and Programs related to Substance use disorder in South Asia.- Public Health Aspects and Interventions of substance disorder in South Asia.- Inequality and relationship with substance disorder in South Asia.- Substance disorder and other co-morbidities in South Asia.