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Global Mental Health: Principles and Practice
Vikram Patel
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Description for Global Mental Health: Principles and Practice
Paperback. This is the definitive textbook on global mental health, an emerging priority discipline within global health, which places priority on improving mental health and achieving equity in mental health for all people worldwide. Editor(s): Patel, Vikram; Prince, Martin J.; Cohen, Alex; Minas, Harry. Num Pages: 512 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
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. Low and middle income countries (LMIC) are home to over 80% of the global population, but command less than 20% of the share of the mental ... Read more
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. Low and middle income countries (LMIC) are home to over 80% of the global population, but command less than 20% of the share of the mental ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
705g
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199920181
SKU
V9780199920181
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Ref
99-13
About Vikram Patel
Vikram Patel is a psychiatrist who has devoted his professional career to research, building capacity and influencing policy towards the goal of improving access to evidence based care for people with mental disorders. He is based in India from where he works with academic institutions, NGOs and Ministries of Health in India and other developing countries. ... Read more
Reviews for Global Mental Health: Principles and Practice
This is a book that lends itself to public health action. It's a great alternative to the decades that focused on classification and diagnosis, thus keeping mental health thinking focused on 'medical treatments' instead of prevention.
Public Health Today
There seems very little in the realm of worldwide considerations of mental health that this excellent textbook does not ... Read more
Public Health Today
There seems very little in the realm of worldwide considerations of mental health that this excellent textbook does not ... Read more