Is psychiatric reform a strategy for reducing the mental health budget? The case of Brazil É a reforma psiquiátrica uma estratégia para reduzir o orçamento da saúde mental? O caso do Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To investigate trends in the provision of mental health services and financing in Brazil. METHOD: Data from DATASUS (the Brazilian Unified Health Computerized System) with free access in the web were collected regarding the number of beds, the development of new community centers, the num...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Baxter Andreoli, Naomar Almeida-Filho, Denise Martin, Mário Dinis M L Mateus, Jair de Jesus Mari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2007-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462007000100013