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In the past dozen years, the field of international mental health has been transformed from a sub-discipline that attracted only a handful of anthropologists, psychiatrists, and psychologists, into a field that has now become a major concern in international public health. The World Mental Health Casebook will serve as a resource for those engaged in the widening efforts to address the burden of mental disorders in low-income countries. The case studies contained here describe: the "Shanghai Model" of psychiatric rehabilitation for persons with schizophrenia, an extraordinary mental health program for poor patients in Lima, Peru who are undergoing treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, how Guatemalan refugee women in Mexico were trained to become mental health promoters, the development of mental health services in primary care settings in Nepal, the attempts to improve the lives of women in India through literacy programs, the radical reform of psychiatric services in Trieste, Italy, and research from Fiji and Hong Kong that shows how traditional practices can lower the prevalence of post-partum depression. Each case history, through concrete and pragmatic examples, offers lessons that can inform the functioning of services elsewhere. In general, the Casebook, will also encourage others to undertake careful documentation and evaluation of programs so that the mistakes of the past can be avoided, and the successes replicated.

Mental health --- Mental health services --- Human services --- Medicine. --- Public Health. --- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. --- Public health. --- Health promotion. --- Health promotion programs --- Health promotion services --- Promotion of health --- Wellness programs --- Preventive health services --- Health education --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- Emotional health --- Mental hygiene --- Mental physiology and hygiene --- Happiness --- Public health --- Mental illness --- Psychiatry --- Psychology --- Psychology, Pathological --- Services, Human --- Behavioral health care --- Mental health care --- Psychiatric care --- Psychiatric services --- Medical care

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An explicit mental health policy is an essential and powerful tool for a mental health section in a ministry of health. When properly formulated and implemented through plans and programmes, policy can have a significant impact on the mental health of populations. This module sets out practical steps for the development of policies, plans and programmes and for their implementation. Specific examples from countries are used to illustrate the process of developing policy, plans and programmes throughout the module.

Emotional health --- Geestelijke gezondheid --- Geestelijke gezondheid--Beleid --- Geestelijke gezondheid--Politiek --- Geestelijke gezondheidsbeleid --- Geestelijke gezondheidspolitiek --- Mental health --- Mental health and state --- Mental health policy --- Mental hygiene --- Politique de santé mentale --- Santé mentale --- Santé mentale--Politique --- State and mental health --- Medicine [State ] --- Organization and administration --- Mental health services --- Mental health. --- Public health. --- Medical policy. --- Health care policy --- Health policy --- Medical care --- Medicine and state --- Policy, Medical --- Public health --- Public health policy --- State and medicine --- Science and state --- Social policy --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- Mental physiology and hygiene --- Happiness --- Mental illness --- Psychiatry --- Psychology --- Psychology, Pathological --- Government policy

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Financing is a critical factor in the implementation of a viable mental health system. This module provides guidance on how to assess current financing mechanisms for mental heath, maximise the resource base for mental health and make the best use of available funds to promote mental health reforms.

Cost of medical care --- Coût des soins médicaux --- Geneeskundige zorgen--Kosten --- Health care costs --- Kosten van de geneeskundige zorgen --- Medical care [Cost of ] --- Medical care--Cost --- Medical service [Cost of ] --- Medicine--Cost of medical care --- Medische zorgen--Kosten --- Soins médicaux--Coût --- Mental Health Services --- Financial Management --- Public Policy. --- Policy Making. --- Mental health services --- Services de santé mentale --- economics. --- methods. --- Finance. --- Finances --- Services de santé mentale --- Mental health. --- Public health. --- Medical policy. --- Health care policy --- Health policy --- Medical care --- Medicine and state --- Policy, Medical --- Public health --- Public health policy --- State and medicine --- Science and state --- Social policy --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Sanitary affairs --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- Emotional health --- Mental hygiene --- Mental physiology and hygiene --- Happiness --- Mental illness --- Psychiatry --- Psychology --- Psychology, Pathological --- Government policy --- Economics

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Mental health legislation is essential for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders, who comprise a vulnerable section of society. This module provides information to help guide the development of mental health legislation. The module begins by setting out the activities that are required before legislation is formulated. The content of legislation is then described, including substantive provisions for specific mental health legislation and legislation impacting on mental health. Process issues in mental health legislation are then outlined, including drafting procedures, consultation and the implementation of legislation.

Etat et médicine --- Geneeskunde en staat --- Geneeskunde--Overheidsbeleid --- Geneeskunde--Regeringspolitiek --- Gezondheidsbeleid --- Gezondheidszorg--Overheidsbeleid --- Gezondheidszorg--Regeringspolitiek --- Health policy --- Medical care--Government policy --- Medical policy --- Medicine and state --- Médecine--Politique gouvernementale --- Médicine et état --- Policy [Medical ] --- Politique de santé --- Politique médicale --- Politique sanitaire --- Protection sanitaire --- Public health--Government policy --- Santé [Politique de ] --- Santé publique--Politique gouvernementale --- Soins médicaux--Politique gouvernementale --- Staat en geneeskunde --- State and medicine --- Mental health --- Legislation --- Medicine [State ] --- Mental health. --- Public health. --- Medical policy. --- Health care policy --- Medical care --- Policy, Medical --- Public health --- Public health policy --- Science and state --- Social policy --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- Emotional health --- Mental hygiene --- Mental physiology and hygiene --- Happiness --- Mental illness --- Psychiatry --- Psychology --- Psychology, Pathological --- Government policy