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[Research on public mental health in the German-speaking area]
Anita Holzinger1, Herbert Matschinger, Matthias C Angermeyer
1Klinische Abteilung für Sozialpsychiatrie und Evaluationsforschung, Universität Wien.
Objective:
From the point of view of public mental health, research on mental disorders still leads a shadowy existence in the German-speaking countries. The aim of this work is to determine the state of affairs of research in this field based on the publications in scientific journals.
Method:
Including the German and international journals listed in the Science Citation Index (SCI) and the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) for the psychosocial field, a systematic search was done for the year 2003.
Results:
The majority of public mental health research in the German-speaking countries is focused on a few institutions only. Particularly for Germany, clear-cut regional distinctions can be found. While there is a large amount of mental health care research and attitudinal research, only a small amount of the research is focused on prevention and health economics.
Conclusion:
Our analysis indicates future avenues of research. There is legitimate hope that existing gaps will be overcome in the future.
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