Community-based care for patients with severe mental illness: A comparative study in Iran and selected countries.

istrict medical health networks in villages has been successful; however, in large cities, the desired outcome has not been observed.[ 8 ] The results of the last mental health survey in Iran showed that one in four people suffers from psychiatric disorders, and with a prevalence of 23.6%, it is on an increasing trend.[ 9 ] Additionally, the burden of mental disorders in Iran over the past 3 decades (1990–2019) at 77% has been higher than the general increase worldwide, which is 55%.[ 10 ] However, it has been found that two-thirds of people with psychiatric disorders in Iran do not use health services, and most

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