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Countries across Asia-Pacific are giving more attention to mental illness but much remains to be done to achieve the ideal of community-based care and integration.

Countries across Asia-Pacific are giving more attention to mental illness but much remains to be done to achieve the ideal of community-based care and integration.

Mental illness is the second largest contributor to years lost due to disability (YLDs) in Asia-Pacific. Nowhere, though, do more than half of those affected receive any medical treatment. Across the region, policy makers and health systems are taking note.

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