Public mental health: key challenges and opportunities

Mental health and wellbeing of older people: opportunities and challenges.

No health without mental health: challenges and opportunities in global mental health.

Mental health is an essential component of health, yet it is often not given the attention that ir deserves as a global health and development issue. In this paper, we examine the global health context, including the substantial burden of disease, resources available for mental health, treatment gap, human rights issues, links between mental health and development, and economic impact of mental...

Editorial: Today's Nutrition and Tomorrow's Public Health: Challenges and Opportunities

Scientific research in the field of nutrition and health has made great strides in recent years. Food-related investigations cover a broad range of topics in close relation with many other health-oriented disciplines. This E-book elaborates on the relevance of putting diet and food habits at the heart of strategies aiming to improve the global health status of the general public, and on the nee...

Integrating Psychology and Public Health Challenges and Opportunities

Psychology has made significant strides in developing applications relevant to public health. However, improvements are still needed to integrate psychology into the public health infrastructure. The challenge .(or public health is to recognize psychology's special contributions to poli~T and "practice, especially to prevention of disease and injuo'. The challenge.for psychology is to assure co...

Challenges and Opportunities Associated With Rural Mental Health Practice

This manuscript outlines the challenges and opportunities associated with rural mental health practice, and provides descriptive data on the scope of care, area of competence, and clinical training of a group of practitioners providing services in rural central Appalachia. Thematic content analysis reveals ethical challenges encountered, job satisfaction, and the pinnacles and pitfalls of menta...