Mental health for all nations Dinesh Bhugra

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bhugra, Dinesh, author.

Series:

Culture and psychiatry (M.I.T. Press)

Culture and psychiatry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health services.

Mental health promotion.

Community psychology.

Mental health services--Standards.

Mental Health Services.

public health.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Health Services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts The MIT Press [2026]

Summary:

"Basic principles for setting up mental health services in the context of mutual learning from across the globe. As people globally are living longer, complex comorbidities between physical and mental disorders are coming to the fore. Mental health, says Dinesh Bhugra, must therefore be the top priority for the citizens of all countries. Policy, funding for research, and service development, including prevention of mental illnesses and mental health promotion, must be integrated with primary and secondary healthcare delivery. The book presents the basic components of a good mental health care system while stressing the need for international mutual learning. Cultural perceptions and explanations of mental disorders differ around the world, making the concept of a single global mental health campaign unfeasible. Bhugra examines policies and models for meeting mental health needs across the world and illustrates examples of good practice. Bhugra also emphasizes that care providers need to form partnerships and links with nongovernmental agencies, communities, faith leaders, folk healers, informal carers, and families, as such links can be used to develop mutual learning, which will improve acceptance of mental health care"-- MIT Press Direct

Contents:

Principles of mental health for all nations

Geopolitical and social determinants of mental health

Stigma, discrimination, and human rights

Epidemiology of mental illnesses across cultures

Public mental health

Caring for a community

School mental health

Mental health in the workplace

Tele-mental health and e-mental health

Mental health for nations in pandemics

Social prescribing

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (MID Press Direct, viewed September 14, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Bhugra, Dinesh Mental health for all nations

ISBN:

9780262362139

0262362139

9780262053860

0262053861

OCLC:

1587892199

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license