Rethinking global mental health and its priorities

Setting priorities for global mental health research.

OBJECTIVE To set investment priorities in global mental health research and to propose a more rational use of funds in this under-resourced and under-investigated area. METHODS Members of the Lancet Mental Health Group systematically listed and scored research investment options on four broad classes of disorders: schizophrenia and other major psychotic disorders, major depressive disorder an...

Global health priorities – priorities of the wealthy?

Health has gained importance on the global agenda. It has become recognized in forums where it was once not addressed. In this article three issues are considered: global health policy actors, global health priorities and the means of addressing the identified health priorities. I argue that the arenas for global health policy-making have shifted from the public spheres towards arenas that incl...

Mental Health Limits, Priorities and Psychoethics

T h e Congress this year is memorable because it marks the incoming of its Lady President and those ladies who had gone before me were very prestigious women doctors who we:e the torch bearers of the Indian Psychiatric Society; it is memorable also because it is being held in Bombay which is hailed as the New York of India , beset with beauty, business and bustling activity. T h e intervening y...

Public mental health: evidenced-based priorities.

Occupational therapy research priorities in mental health.

This study used a Delphi survey method to identify research priorities of occupational therapists working in mental health. Twenty-two subjects were initially surveyed for their suggestions regarding research topics they thought were important. These 22 subjects represent a random sample of 12.4% of national OT-Australia membership of occupational therapists working in mental health. After thre...