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Mental illness occurs in all communities, regardless of social
status, gender, race, or culture. Despite this, research in mental
health historically has been biased towards Western-centric
heterosexual male models of disease. Many models of service have
excluded sexual and ethnic minorities and may not have been
inclusive of different cultures or spiritual approaches. All of
these factors may in turn isolate these communities and thus lead
to an increased vulnerability to disease. This brief explores the
diversity of cultural, ethnic, social, and gender perspectives on
how to achieve better mental health care for societies across the
globe. The authors emphasize diversity focusing on lifespan
aspects, while weaving in social, racial, ethnic, cultural, and
gender perspectives. They further expand their analysis by zeroing
in on prominent determinants in global mental health care,
including globalization, international migration, specific
population idiosyncrasies, climate change, and political context.
Finally, it includes novel neurobiological and biomedical
approaches to treatment, and a suggestions of how those can be
implemented from the perspective of diversity and gender
inclusiveness. Diversity in Global Mental Health will be of great
interest to experts and researchers in behavioral medicine, as well
as practitioners and educators working in global mental health
promotion and prevention of mental illness and related fields such
as psychology, social policy, and public health.
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