Global Mental Health (eBook)

Sabine Bährer-Kohler, Dr. Dipl. Dipl., Doctorate in Social Science, Diploma in Education, Diploma in Social Work and Social Education is Invited Professor at International University of Catalonia (UIC), Barcelona. She is former president of the International Psychogeriatric Association and serves as the International Federation of Social Workers representative at the World Health Organization, contributing to the ICD-10/ICD-11 revision process. She is president of the Swiss Association for Mental Health and has more than 80 publications to her credit. Francisco Javier Carod-Artal, MD, PhD, is a clinical neurologist and social anthropologist. He studied medicine at Zaragoza University, Spain, and made his residence in neurology at Miguel Servet Hospital, in Zaragoza, Spain. Dr. Carod-Artal is a consultant neurologist and neurology service lead at the National Health Service, United Kingdom. Since 2012 Dr. Carod Artal has also been visiting professor of neurology at UIC University in Barcelona, where he directs the International Master in Tropical Neurology. Dr. Carod-Artal developed several research programs in neurology, and published more than 180 articles in national and international neurology journals.

Mental health priorities around the world. – Access to mental health care.- Mental health: a lifespan perspective.- Mental health and social determinants.- Mental health and carers as experts by experience.- Mental health and stigma.- Primary mental health prevention.- Presentation of mental disorders: a public health priority.- Promotion of mental health: overview and lifespan perspectives.- promotion of mental health: kids and school.- Mental health promotion and prevention programs for students.- Promotion of mental health: women and gender concerns.- Promotion of mental health in the elderly.- Mental health education.- Mental health promotion in primary care settings.- Community mental health promotion.- The United Nations and mental health.- Conclusion.