ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Study Showing Lack of Treatment for Mental Illness in Developed and Developing Countries.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: A study appearing in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal, published 48 times per year by the American Medical Association. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. shows that mental illness is under-treated in both developed and developing countries, according to an article by The Associated Press. The study was conducted between 2001 and 2003 in 14 countries, including Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Ukraine and the United States. The United States showed the highest rate of reported mental illness at 26.4%, while Nigeria reported the lowest rate at 4.7%. In countries considered developed an estimated 36% to 50% of people with serious mental illness did not receive treatment the previous year. It was estimated between 76% and 85% of people who suffered from mental illness in developing countries were untreated. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Daniel G. Amen Daniel G. Amen, MD is a child and adult psychiatrist, brain imaging specialist, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is the CEO and medical director of Amen Clinics, Inc. in Newport Beach and Fairfield, California, Tacoma, Washington and Reston, Virginia. , M.D. is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, brain imaging specialist, and the chief executive officer of The Amen Clinics in Newport Beach and Fairfield, California and Tacoma, Washington. He is a nationally recognized expert in the fields of neuropsychiatry neuropsychiatry /neu·ro·psy·chi·a·try/ (noor?o-si-ki´ah-tre) the combined specialties of neurology and psychiatry. neu·ro·psy·chi·a·try n. , or the study of the brain and behavior, and attention deficit disorders. Dr. Amen has pioneered the use of brain imaging in clinical psychiatric practice. His clinics have the world's largest database of functional brain scans for neuropsychiatry. Dr. Amen is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior in the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). , Irvine College of Medicine. Dr. Amen did his general psychiatric training at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Walter Reed Army Medical Center, major hospital complex in Washington, D. C., and Forest Glen, Md.; est. 1923 and named for U.S. army surgeon Walter Reed. It is composed of seven units including a general hospital and a research institute. There are several thousand beds. in Washington, DC and his child and adolescent psychiatry A branch of psychiatry that specialises in work with children, teenagers, and their families. History An important antecedent to the specialty of child psychiatry was the social recognition of childhood as a special phase of life with its own developmental stages, starting with training at Tripler Army Medical Center Tripler Army Medical Center is the headquarters of the Pacific Regional Medical Command of the armed forces administered by the United States Army in the State of Hawaii. It is the largest military hospital in the Asian and Pacific Rim region and serves a military sphere of in Honolulu, Hawaii. He has won writing and research awards from the American Psychiatric Association The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the most influential world-wide. Its some 148,000 members are mainly American but some are international. , the US Army and the Baltimore-DC Institute for Psychoanalysis. His research and publications include, Healing Anxiety and Depression (Putnam 2003). 949-887-8315 docamen@aol.com Professor Allan Horwitz, of Rutgers University, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, is an expert regarding mental illness and sociology. 908-932-8378 Professor Anthony (Tony) Scioli, of the University of New Hampshire, Department of Psychology, has expertise in stress theory, stress management, and wellness. He has developed a new theory of hope. He also has expertise in psychological testing, and the assessment of depression, suicide, hopelessness. 603-358-2541 Professor Debra VanderVoort, of the University of Hawaii (body, education) University of Hawaii - A University spread over 10 campuses on 4 islands throughout the state. http://hawaii.edu/uhinfo.html. See also Aloha, Aloha Net. , Hilo, Social Sciences Division Department of Psychology, is a counseling psychologist who can share her insight on health psychology. 808-974-7402 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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