1st Edition

A Guide to Global Mental Health Practice Seeing the Unseen

By Craig L. Katz, Jan Schuetz-Mueller Copyright 2015
212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

Drawing on the authors’ experience in developing and implementing global mental health programs in crisis and development settings, A Guide to Global Mental Health Practice: Seeing the Unseen is designed for mental health, public health, and primary care professionals new to this emerging area. The guide is organized topically and divided into four sections that move from organizing and... Read more
Foreword  Richard E. Fuerch  Introduction  Part 1: Organizing for Global Mental Health  1. Epidemiology  2. Human Resources  3. Non-Human Resources  4. Socio-economic Conditions  Part 2: Clinical Interventions  5. Pharmacology  6. Psychotherapy  7. Complementary and Alternative Medicine  Part 3: Unique Practice Populations  8. Children Linda Chokroverty  9. Disasters  10. Displaced ('Placed') People  11. Rural Psychiatry  Part 4: Special Issues  12. Psychiatric Abuses and Neglect  13. Stigma  14. The Practice of Global Mental Health  15. The Experience of Global Mental Health  16. Appendix Karen Carpio

Biography

Craig L. Katz, M.D. is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Education at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.

Jan Schuetz-Mueller, M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.

"Craig L. Katz and Jan Schuetz-Mueller's A Guide to Global Mental Health Practice: Seeing the Unseen addresses the complexities related to the issue of global mental health in an informative and practical manner that is relevant for a range of organizations, groups, and individuals involved in mental health policy, prevention, and treatment worldwide... This resource-rich book is unique in that it offers a broad range of appendice that specificaly aim to help practitioners "scale up" mental health services in low-resource settings based on WHO guidelines... A Guide to Global Mental Health Practice offers a highly accessible, informative, and practical resource for a broad range of individuals interested in broadening their knowledge about global mental health or learning more about the issues and practicing in global contexts. The book is a meaningful addition to the expanding resources in global mental health." -Amanda Clinton, University of Puerto Rico, PsycCritiques