Promoting Mental Health in Scarce-resource Contexts

Download or read book Promoting Mental Health in Scarce-resource Contexts written by Inge Petersen and published by HSRC Publishers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promoting mental health demands actions that enhance resilience in individuals, families and communities, and ensure health enhancing policy and legislative frameworks. These actions are at the heart of human development, and can assist in improving social and economic prospects for people in low-to middle-income countries. This book provides a conceptual and theoretical base for the application of mental health promotion and the prevention of mental disorders in low-resource settings - offering examples of evidence-based programmes across the lifespan.