[Prospects of psychiatric research in Latin America]

The authors analyze the needs for research in Latin America and Assess the feasility of several implementations to meet the needs. A review is made of research work already completed or under ay, stressing the scarcity of full-time researchers, and part-time ones, the difficulties for establishing research teams and for creating the most suitable environmental conditions and training facilities. Lack of research planning is only aggrevating the general conditions, and impairing the performance of individual or group researchers, reducing their possibilities of integrating comprehensive programs. The financial aspects are similarly strained. Small participation of official agencies in financing pure of applied research, is at the roots...