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The Routledge Handbook of International Development, Mental Health and Wellbeing (Hardcover)
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The Routledge Handbook of International Development, Mental Health and Wellbeing (Hardcover)
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Mental health has always been a low priority worldwide. Yet more
than 650 million people are estimated to meet diagnostic criteria
for common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, with
almost three-quarters of that burden in low- and middle-income
countries. Nowhere in the world does mental health enjoy parity
with physical health. Notwithstanding astonishing medical
advancements in treatments for physical illnesses, mental disorder
continues to have a startlingly high mortality rate. However,
despite its widespread neglect, there is now an emerging
international imperative to improve global mental health and
wellbeing. The UN's current international development agenda
finalised at the end of 2015 contains 17 Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), including SDG3, which seeks to ensure healthy lives
and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. Although much broader in
focus than the previous eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),
the need for worldwide improvement in mental health has finally
been recognised. This Handbook addresses the new UN agenda in the
context of mental health and sustainable development, examining its
implications for national and international policy-makers,
decision-makers, researchers and funding agencies. Conceptual,
evidence-based and practical discussions crossing a range of
disciplines are presented from the world's leading mental health
experts. Together, they explore why a commitment to investing in
mental health for the fulfilment of SDG3 ought to be an absolute
global priority.
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