Developing mental health services in the global south

Fernando, Suman (2019) Developing mental health services in the global south. International Journal of Mental Health, 48 (4). pp. 338-345. ISSN 1557-9328

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This paper outlines the diversity of medical and healing systems indigenous to many regions of the world and their under-development and suppression during colonialism; describes briefly social and cultural changes that have taken place in the Global South after de-colonisation, resulting in varying degrees of a plurality (in terms of cultural style) of mental health systems currently available; summarizes important general principles of post-colonial development in the Global South; and, finally, points to ways of mental health and wellbeing development in the Global South by drawing on the example of Sri Lanka where the author was involved in a four-year research and capacity building project between 2007 and 2012. The paper takes a historical post-colonial approach to development on the principals of sustainability and cultural relevance and argues for a pragmatic approach in the short term while building up a body of knowledge about the countries concerned, their ground realities and their indigenous psychologies.

Item Type:	Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords:	post-colonial, bottom-up, cultural diversity, indigenous
Subjects:	300 Social sciences > 360 Social problems & services; associations 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
Department:	School of Social Sciences (to June 2021) School of Social Sciences and Professions
SWORD Depositor:	Pub Router
Depositing User:	Pub Router
Date Deposited:	10 Jan 2020 12:44
Last Modified:	12 Mar 2021 11:41
URI:	https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/id/eprint/5421

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