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Mental health in Mongolia

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

S. Byambasuren  and
G. Tsetsegdary
S. Byambasuren
Affiliation:
Policy and Coordination Department, Ministry of Health, Government Building 8, Olympic Street 2, Ulaanbaatar, email tsetsegdary@yahoo.co.uk
G. Tsetsegdary
Affiliation:
Policy and Coordination Department, Ministry of Health, Government Building 8, Olympic Street 2, Ulaanbaatar, email tsetsegdary@yahoo.co.uk
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Mongolia is a country with an approximate area of 1.5 million km2. Its population is 2.5 million, nearly 90% of whom are ethnically Mongolian. Khalkh Mongols form the largest subgroup (approximately 79% of the population); the next largest subgroup is the Kazakhs (5.3%), followed by smaller groups such as Tuvins, Uzbeks, Uighurs, Russian and Chinese. The population is young, with 35.9% under the age of 15 years. The official language is Mongolian. Just under half the population live in rural areas and around a fifth live a nomadic life. About 80% of the land area is suitable for agriculture, mostly for animal husbandry.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 2 , Issue 8 , April 2005 , pp. 9 - 12
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Byambasuren, S. (1996) The Indicators of 60 Years' Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar.Google Scholar
Byambasuren, S. (2000) Community-Based Mental Health Service. Advanced Training Materials for Family Doctors, Vol. 3, p. 291. Ulaanbaatar.Google Scholar
Byambasuren, S., Erdenebayar, L., Tsetsegdary, G., et al (2003) Epidemiology of suicides among population in Ulaanbaatar city. Mongolian Medical Science, 3, 40–44.Google Scholar
Erdenebayar, L. & Tsetsegdary, G. (2001) Mental health problems in Mongolia. In Public Health in the New Millennium, pp. 131–135. Ulaanbaatar.Google Scholar
Khishigsuren, Z., Gantsetseg, T., Byambasuren, S., et al (2004) Epidemiology of schizophrenia in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Mongolian Medical Science, 4, 39–42.Google Scholar
World Health Organization (2001) Atlas: Country Profiles on Mental Health Resources. Geneva: WHO.Google Scholar
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