2017
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2016.1265628
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Abstract: This article analyzes spending on mental health by the Brazilian Ministry of Health between 2001 and 2014. It is documental research of the Brazilian Ministry of Health's databases. It analyzes the data using descriptive statistical analysis. Total spending on mental health for the period 2001 to 2014 shows a percentage increase in resources destined for outpatient care, but this increase is a reallocation from hospital services to community-based services and total resources for the mental health program rema… Show more

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“…This explanation may also be reinforced by the rates of adherence to community-based services observed in our sample. Considering the limitations of public policies in the country and the small budget allocated for mental health actions ( 31 ), the 58.3% adherence rate found in the present study in at least four years of follow-up can be considered satisfactory, when compared with data from other countries ( 32 , 33 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 46%
“…This explanation may also be reinforced by the rates of adherence to community-based services observed in our sample. Considering the limitations of public policies in the country and the small budget allocated for mental health actions ( 31 ), the 58.3% adherence rate found in the present study in at least four years of follow-up can be considered satisfactory, when compared with data from other countries ( 32 , 33 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 46%
“…Despite the widespread prevalence, treatment for depression is inadequate and is characterized by inequities [25]. Part of the reason for the treatment gap has to do with limited resources dedicated to depression and other mental health disorders at the local level [26]. Improving data collection and analysis at the local level could help address this.…”
Section: Brazilmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The financing of Brazilian mental health is far from reaching the goal proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) (5% of the general health budget) 22 . Furthermore, the Ministry of Health (MS) informs that the existing service network covers 72% of the field's demand 23 , leading to the denial of the principle of universal access daily. This historic health policy (and mental health) underfunding undergoes a new inflection: Constitutional Amendment 95, which imposes health underfunding 24 , with a freeze on social spending for 20 years.…”
Section: Private Institutions For Compulsory Hospitalization and Competing For Public Fundsmentioning
confidence: 99%