This Atlas is unlike anything that I have ever seen before in that it is made up of maps that compare the number of cases and severity of neurological diseases around the world, along with the number of people in each country that are available to readily treat neurological issues. Along with the maps are many charts comparing the findings of these studies in different ways and paragraphs explaining the statistics behind the graphs and maps. Unsurprisingly, the more developed countries tend to have more doctors and drugs to treat these diseases than the developing countries. I found this atlas particularly interesting because when psychological research is done, the results are not normally published with maps as an aid. It is exciting to see maps making their way into a new field of study and being an effective way of displaying the data.
Atlas of the Week Citation: Dua, Tarun, World Health Organization. Programme for Neurological Diseases and Neuroscience, World Federation of Neurology, and World Health Organization. Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. 2004. Atlas: Country resources for neurological disorders 2004 : Results of a collaborative study of the world health organization and the world federation of neurology. Geneva: Programme for Neurological Diseases and Neuroscience, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization.