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Brain Disorders and Therapeutics
Mental Heal th and Psychology
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International Conference on
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Journal of Brain and Neurology| Volume: 2
November 05-06, 2018 | Edinburgh, Scotland
Priority Health Challenge: Closing the gap on mental health disparities in Haiti
Berthilde Dufrene
Mental Health - Correction Based Operations, USA
T
he essential foci in global mental health are to reduce the
overall burden of illness and to reduce -- ultimately eliminate
mental health inequities within and between countries. Haiti
remains one of the poorest countries in the world per the 2017
World Bank data for Haiti. There is research evidence suggesting
that poverty is associated with the prevalence of mental illness,
especially when low level of education, poor housing and
low income levels are combined (Lund, et at., 2010; Paten,
2007). Haiti is also a nation with a chronic history of trauma,
political unrest, community violence, abuse, countless natural
disasters and other man-made tragedies and suffering. The
2010 Earthquake had brought some of Haiti’s mental health
issues to the forefront; however, the debate has since taken
the backseat that it once occupied. Recent research suggests
that poverty is a form of trauma itself. This presentation aims
to discuss the mental health diagnosis of post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) associatedwith the poverty and trauma inHaiti.
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