Introduction to Central and Eastern Europe

Grayson Dimick and Richard M. Scheffler

Chapter 1 in Mental Health in Central and Eastern Europe:Improving Care and Reducing Stigma — Important Cases for Global Study, 2020, pp 1-13 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have undergone profound political, economic, and social changes. As the countries’ communist regimes ended, governments were faced with developing new health systems, financing these systems, and instituting reforms in the countries’ existing mental health care systems. Yet, over a quarter of a century since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the transformation of mental health systems remains incomplete. As a World Health Organization (WHO) assessment writes, “Are mental health services moving forward in Central and Eastern Europe? Of course, a quick answer is either yes or no. Or, rather, the correct answer is both yes and no” (Saraceno and Saxena, 2005)…

Keywords: Mental Health Economics; Mental Health Policy; Mental Health in Central Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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