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Table 1 Users treated in outpatient mental health facilities by diagnosis (%)

From: A situational analysis of the mental health system of the West Region of Cameroon using the World Health Organization’s assessment instrument for mental health systems (WHO-AIMS)

 

Mental hospitals

Community-based psychiatric units

Mental health facilities

Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10–F19)

38 (24%)

62 (3%)

100 (4%)

Schizophrenia, schizotypal, and delusional disorders (F20–F29)

61 (38%)

291 (13%)

352 (14%)

Mood (affective) disorders (F30–F39)

14 (9%)

517 (23%)

531 (22%)

Neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders (F40–F48)

8 (5%)

338 (15%)

346 (14%)

Disorders of adult personality and behavior (F60–F69)

1 (0.6%)

19 (1%)

20 (1%)

Others

11 (7%)

893 (39%)

904 (37%)

Users treated in outpatient mental health facilities

160

2288

2448