Vikram Patel: Global Mental Health

Addressing the critique that Global Mental Health is a Western export, Dr. Vikram Patel, Senior Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, asserts: “There is a rich history of mental health care in virtually every society of the world that easily predates biomedical psychiatry”. Dr. Patel elaborates on one of the most pressing challenges currently facing global mental health: improving access to care in a culturally appropriate way. How can health service providers bridge local knowledge with biomedical approaches to mental health care and how can services be delivered to people in need in areas where there are limited health care professionals?

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