| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Contents |
A brief history of global mental health / Alex Cohen -- Disorders, diagnosis and classification / Oye Gureje and Dan J. Stein -- Culture and global mental health / Laurence J. Kirmayer and Leslie Swartz -- Cross-cultural research methods and practice / Martin J. Prince -- The epidemiology and impact of mental disorders / Ronald C. Kessler, Jordi Alonso, Somnath Chatterji and Yanling He -- Mental health and the global health and development agendas / Martin J. Prince, Atif Rahman, Rosie Mayston and Benedict Weobong -- Social determinants of mental health / Crick Lund, Stephen Stansfield, and Mary De Silva -- Human security, complexity and mental health system development / Harry Minas -- Global mental health resources / Pallab K Maulik, Amy Daniels, Ryan McBain, Jodi Morris -- Strategies for strengthening human resource for mental health / Ritsuko Kakuma, Harry Minas, Mario R. Dal Poz -- Mental health promotion and the prevention of mental disorders / Inge Petersen, Margaret Barry, Crick Lund and Arvin Bhana -- Interventions for mental disorders / Charlotte Hanlon, Abebaw Fekadu and Vikram Patel -- Mental health policy development and implementation / Crick Lund, Jose Miguel Caldas de Almeida, Harvey Whiteford and John Mahoney -- Scaling up services for mental health / Julian Eaton, Mary DeSilva, Graciela Rojas and Vikram Patel -- Child and adolescent mental health / Christian Kieling, Ana Soledade Graeff-Martins, Hesham Hamoda, Luis Augusto Rohde -- Womens mental health / Jane Fisher, Helen Herrman, Meena Cabral de Mello and Prabha Chandra -- Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings / Wietse A. Tol, Pierre Bastin, Mark J.D. Jordans, Harry Minas, Renato Souza. Inka Weissbecker and Mark Van Ommeren -- Stigma, discrimination and promoting human rights / Nisha Mehta and Graham Thornicroft -- Research priorities, capacity and networks in global mental health / Pamela Y. Collins, Mark Tomlinson, Ritsuko Kakuma, Jude Awuba and Harry Minas -- Generating political commitment for mental health system development / Jose Miguel Caldas de Almeida, Harry Minas and Claudina Cayetanumber. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Global health is an area for study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. Global mental health is the application of these principles to the domain of mental ill-health. The most striking inequity is that concerning the disparities in provision of care and respect for human rights of people living with mental health problems (MHP) between rich and poor countries. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Mental health services.
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Mental health services. |
| Indexed Term |
Australian |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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| Added Author |
Patel, Vikram, editor.
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Minas, I. H. (I. Harry), editor.
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Cohen, Alex, 1950- editor.
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Prince, Martin (Martin James), 1960- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Global mental health. New York : Oxford University Press, 2014 9780199920181 (DLC) 2013011540 (OCoLC)832706641 |
| ISBN |
9780199336340 (electronic book) |
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0199336342 (electronic book) |
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1299940498 |
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9781299940499 |
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9780199920181 |
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0199920184 |
| Standard No. |
40022762549 |
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