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Mental health in the Dominican Republic

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Miguel R. Hernández ,
Tresha Ann Gibbs  and
Luisa Gautreaux-Subervi
Miguel R. Hernández
Affiliation:
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA, email mh2330@columbia.edu
Tresha Ann Gibbs
Affiliation:
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and New York State Psychiatric Institute, USA
Luisa Gautreaux-Subervi
Affiliation:
Padre Billini Psychiatric Hospital, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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The Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean Sea and comprises three-quarters of the island Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. According to the 2002 census, approximately 8.5 million people live in the Republic, with 64% residing in urban areas (Oficina Nacional Estadística, n.d.). During 1990 and 2000, the Dominican Republic was a leader in economic development for Latin America and the Caribbean; however, this was not reflected in the areas of human and social development (Pan American Health Organization & World Health Organization, 2007). Less than 1 % of the health budget administered by the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MISPAS) is allocated to mental health and the public system is generally underfunded (Pan American Health Organization & World Health Organization, 2008). However, there is an array of mental health services within the country when privately funded facilities are taken into account.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 2011 , pp. 12 - 14
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