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Research on mental health services in Chile: progress made and pending challenges

Investigación en servicios de salud mental en Chile: avances y desafíos

Abstract

Re-modelling mental health services has opened the way for research on the so-called healthcare epidemiology. This article discusses the limits of this research field, its relationship with management and mentions the models that have made possible its development. Likewise, results from national studies are reviewed that cover different dimensions in accordance with the The Mental Health Matrix (Thornicroft and Tansella, 1999), information complementarity, and progress made and pending challenges.