01646nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653002100133653002800154653001000182653002900192653001800221653003900239100001600278245014500294856009300439300001400532490000700546520083800553022002501391       2023                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aGeneral Medicine10aHealth (social science)10aDALYs10aGlobal Burden of Disease10aMental Health10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)1 aMolyneux DH00aMental health and neglected tropical diseases – the neglected dimension of burden: identifying the challenges and understanding the burden  uhttps://academic.oup.com/inthealth/article-pdf/15/Supplement_3/iii3/54699615/ihad065.pdf  aiii3-iii60 v153 a<p>Mental health co-morbidity and the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) has been highlighted as a major component of the ill health. The impact of mental illness is considered to be significantly underestimated in the calculations of the overall Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). This commentary discusses the DALY burden of anxiety, depression and associated stigma of NTDs. The economic losses incurred as a result of mental health conditions is assessed, and the impact on caregivers and families. It recommends that mental health care is incorporated into NTDs programme planning and implementation. Priority research is the estimation of the NTD burden of depressive and anxiety disorders and neuropsychiatric conditions of NTDs and an evaluation of the economic costs of mental illness derived from NTDs causation.</p>
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