Abstract
Medical education and leadership: a call to action for Brazil's mental health system.
Highlights
Brazil is the largest country in South America, with approxi- Underinvestment in Brazil’s healthcare system conmately 206 million inhabitants
Health is considered a basic right in Brazil, which the clinics and the necessary expansion of professional training and networks, inevitably leading to under-diagnosis, inefficient treatment and poor patient management.[4,7,8,9,10]
Since there are few specialised psychiatric clinics operating within the Unified Health System, a large proportion of mental health patients are unable to receive adequate treatment.[7]
Summary
Brazil is the largest country in South America, with approxi- Underinvestment in Brazil’s healthcare system conmately 206 million inhabitants. A significant limitation includes a general lack of professionally qualified family doctors, who are often unable to diagnose or treat even mild disorders.[5,6] Since there are few specialised psychiatric clinics operating within the Unified Health System, a large proportion of mental health patients are unable to receive adequate treatment.[7]. Another limitation is physical access to the health system. The distribution of specialised and general clinics is extremely uneven across different regions of Brazil, making it impossible to implement a Mental Health Policy with the same unifying standards for the entire country.[4,7,8]
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