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default 2015 Elkington Oration – Professor Harvey Whiteford talks about the global burden of mental health

Mental and substance use disorders were the leading cause of non-fatal illness worldwide in 2010, according to a recent analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study led by Professor Whiteford which was published in The Lancet (2013). Professor Whiteford’s research findings have important implications for the delivery of appropriate and cost-effective public mental health services in Australia and internationally.

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