Global Mental Health

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.

Harry Minas is a psychiatrist whose work is in three broad areas: mental health system development, particularly in low-resource and post-conflict settings; culture and mental health, with a focus on mental health of immigrant and refugee communities and the development of services for culturally diverse societies; and the human rights of people with mental illness.

Alex Cohen is an anthropologist with a long-standing interest in the mental health of populations, the organization of mental health services in low-income countries, and cross-national research in schizophrenia. During the past 12 years he has been involved in the establishment, development, and the curriculum development of global mental health programs at the University of Melbourne, Harvard Medical School, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Martin J. Prince is an epidemiological psychiatrist, whose international research on maternal depression and child growth and development, migration, gender disadvantage, self-harm and suicide includes a strong PhD student capacity building element. He leads the 10/66 Dementia Research group (ageing, dementia and chronic diseases in low and middle income countries).

Jordi Alonso, MD, PhD
Health Services Research Unit
Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques
Barcelona, Spain

Jude Awuba, MPH
Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health , NIH
Bethesda, MD

Margaret Barry, PhD
World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion Research
School of Health Sciences
National University of Ireland Galway
Galway, Ireland

Pierre Bastin, MD
Médecins Sans Frontières
Geneva, Switzerland

Arvin Bhana, PhD
Department of Psychology
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Berea, South Africa

Claudina Cayetano, MD
Ministry of Health
World Health Organization
Belize City, Belize

Prabha S. Chandra, Md, FRCPsych
Department of Psychiatry,
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Bangalore, India

Somnath Chatterji
Multi-Country Studies
Health Statistics and Information Systems
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

Alex Cohen, PhD
Faculty of Epidemiology & Population Health
Centre for Global Mental Health
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London, UK

Pamela Y. Collins, MD, MPH
Office for Research on Disparities & Global Mental Health
Office of Rural Mental Health Research
National Institute of Mental Health/NIH
Bethesda, MD

Mario R. Dal Poz, MD, PhD
Social Medicine Institute
University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Amy M. Daniels, PhD
Autism Speaks
New York, NY

José Miguel Caldas de Almeida, MD, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health
New University of Lisbon Medical School
Lisbon, Portugal

Meena Cabral de Mello, PsyD
Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

Mary De Silva, PhD
Centre for Global Mental Health
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
London, UK

Julian Eaton, MRCPsych
CBM International
Lomé, Togo

Abebaw Fekadu, MRCPsych, MD, PhD
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Jane Fisher, PhD
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Monash University
Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Ana Soledade Graeff-Martins, MD, DSc
Department of Psychiatry
Universidade de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil

Oye Gureje, PhD, DSc
Department of Psychiatry
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria

Hesham Hamoda, MD, MPH
Department of Psychiatry
Children's Hospital Boston;
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Charlotte Hanlon, MRCPsych, PhD
Department of Psychiatry
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Yanling He, MD
Department of Psychiatry
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
School of Medicine
Shanghai Mental Health Center
Shanghai, China

Helen Herrman, MD
Department of Psychiatry
Centre for Youth Mental Health
University of Melbourne
Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Mark J.D. Jordans, PhD
Department of Research & Development
HealthNet TPO
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ritsuko Kakuma, PhD
Centre for International Mental Health
The University of Melbourne
Parkville, Victoria, Australia


Ronald C. Kessler, PhD
Department of Health Care Policy
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Christian Kieling, MD
Department of Psychiatry
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre; and
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil

Laurence J. Kirmayer, MD, FRCPC
Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Crick Lund, PhD
Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

John Mahoney
World Health Organization
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Pallab K Maulik, MD, PhD
The George Institute for Global Health
Hyderabad, India

Rosie Mayston, PhD
Centre for Global Mental Health
Institute of Psychiatry
King's College London
London, UK

Ryan McBain
Department of Global Health and Population
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA

Nisha Mehta, MBBS
Health Service and Population Research Department
King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry
London, UK

Harry Minas, MBBS, FRANZCP
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health; and
Centre for International Mental Health
The University of Melbourne
Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Jodi Morris, PhD
Faculty of Health and Social Development
Department of Psychology
University of British Columbia
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Vikram Patel, MRCPsych, PhD, FMedSci
Department of Population Health; and
Centre for Global Mental Health
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
London, UK; and
Sangath
Goa, India

Inge Petersen, PhD
School of Psychology
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Berea, South Africa

Martin J. Prince, MD, FRCPsych
Centre for Global Mental Health
Institute of Psychiatry
King's College London
London, UK

Atif Rahman, PhD
Institute of Psychology Health and Society
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, UK

Luis Augusto Rohde, MD, PhD
Department of Psychiatry
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre; and
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil

Graciela Rojas, MD
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health
University of Chile
Santiago, Chile

Renato Souza, MD
International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva, Switzerland

Stephen Stansfeld, MBBS, PhD, MRCP, FRCPsych
Centre for Psychiatry
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine; and
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Queen Mary University of London
London, UK

Dan J. Stein, MD, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

Leslie Swartz, PhD
Department of Psychology
Stellebosch University
Matieland, South Africa

Graham Thornicroft, MBBS, PhD, FRCPsych, FAcadMed
Health Service and Population Research Department
King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry
London, UK

Wietse A. Tol, PhD
Global Health Initiative
MacMillan Center
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Mark Tomlinson, PhD
Department of Psychology
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa

Mark Van Ommeren, PhD
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

Inka Weissbecker, PhD
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA

Benedict Weobong
Kintampo Health Research Centre
Kintampo, Ghana; and
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
UK

Harvey Whiteford, MBBS, MPH, DUniv, FRANZCP, FAFPM
Departments of Psychiatry and Population Health
The University of Queensland
The Park, Queensland, Australia

"As the world moves into an era of sustainable development, spectacular reductions in mortality have encouraged a radical shift in perspective-away from mere survival and towards healthy wellbeing. The post-2015 global health agenda will be shaped by a broader view of what it is to be human. Global Mental Health provides the foundation for a new vision of humanity." --Richard Horton, MD, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet

"If we truly aspire to address the burden of illness from neglected conditions, promote health equity, build integrated primary health care systems, and support economic development, then we must address mental health and mental disorders. Global Mental Health: Principles and Practice provides a roadmap, defining key strategies to address mental disorders in low-income regions. Written by some of our leading experts and advocates, it will be the authoritative reference on important topics in global mental health. Strategies exist to close the mental health resource gap in low-income regions: both novel platforms and funding mechanisms for the strengthening of health systems have made possible the integration of mental health care services into global health programs. This essential text shows us how to do just that." --Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Partners in Health

"Until recent times, mental health was one of the lowest priorities on the global health agenda. Data on the serious disease burden caused by mental illness and the recognition that it is now possible to address mental disorders, even at the community level, has finally given mental health the attention it deserves. As a result, there is now worldwide consensus of the need to provide financial and human resources commensurate with the magnitude and impact of the problem.

Vikram Patel is an indisputable leader in the field and he and his colleague have written the first textbook on global mental health with contributions from those who have been pioneers and important contributors in treatment and prevention, policy, and program implementation. The textbook covers a wide range of topics of importance and relevance to the mental health researcher and practitioner and is a must read for all those working or interested in entering this challenging field." --Michael Merson, MD, Director, Duke Global Health Institute, Wolfgang Joklik Professor of Global Health

"Offering both the breadth inherent to this topic and an astounding amount of depth, Global Mental Health: Principles and Practices stands as an important and enlightening contribution to our field. Dr. Patel has constructed a cohort of over fifty leaders, experts, and innovators in their distinct areas of mental health from across the globe to produce this seminal work. Global Mental Health not only provides an amazingly detailed look at the current state of mental health on a global scale but also outlines pioneering solutions for many of the shortcomings it identifies. This work will serve as a comprehensive analysis of the myriad of multifaceted issues involved in the complex arena of global mental health." --Thomas H. Bornemann, EdD, Director, Mental Health Program, The Carter Center

"This book brings the practical implications of global mental health to life. The discipline of global mental health is one of the most important areas of global health, and it can no longer be ignored." --Doody's Health Sciences Book Review

"[T]his volume is a welcome addition to the literature on global mental health. It is likely to be informative to students and practitioners." -- Samuel O. Okpaku, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry