Editorial: Public Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Promotion, and Interventions Which Focus on the Social Determinants of Mental Health

Editorial: Public Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Promotion, and Interventions Which Focus on the Social Determinants of Mental Health

The 2006 United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD) (1) enshrined a range of rights, with the aim of ensuring independence and full social inclusion for people with disabilities. The convention is based on a “social model” of disability, which underscores the role of social environments and systems in contributing to disability; it thus moves beyond a “medical m...

Perinatal Mental Health: A Public Health Concern

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The effect of mental health education on mental health Promotion and quality of life of elderly teachers

Introduction and purpose:Older people are a rapidly growing in worldwide. It is important to maintain the mental health and quality of life of the elderly. This study aimed to determine the effect of mental health education on promoting mental health and quality of life in older teachers. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 84 retired teachers. The experimenta...

Cross-National Diffusion of Mental Health Policy

Background Following the tenets of world polity and innovation diffusion theories, I focus on the coercive and mimetic forces that influence the diffusion of mental health policy across nations. International organizations’ mandates influence government behavior. Dependency on external resources, namely foreign aid, also affects governments’ formulation of national policy. And finally, mounting...

Integrating primary mental health care and mental health promotion.