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Mental health as a public health issue
S.A. Reijneveld**Correspondence: S.A. Reijneveld, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Health Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands, Email: s.a.reijneveld@med.umcg.nl
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Mental health problems constitute a large and increasing part of the burden of disease worldwide.1 As such, their prevention and the provision of adequate mental health care facilities are important public health issues.1 Several papers in this issue of the European Journal of Public Health add to the evidence that is needed to support this area.24
First, Cuijpers and co-workers provide