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Geopolitical factors, foreign aid and mental health II: Value for money.
Persaud, Albert; Day, Geraint; Ventriglio, Antonio; Gupta, Susham; Ramachandran, Padmavati; Ruiz, Roxanna; Chumakov, Egor; Desai, Geetha; Castaldelli-Maia, Joao Mauricio; Torales, Julio; Tolentino, Edgardo Juan; Bhui, Kamaldeep; Bhugra, Dinesh.
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  • Persaud A; 1 The Centre for Applied Research and Evaluation International Foundation (Careif), London, UK.
  • Day G; 2 Health & Social Policy, London, UK.
  • Ventriglio A; 3 University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
  • Gupta S; 4 East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • Ramachandran P; 5 Schizophrenia Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
  • Ruiz R; 6 Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM), Guatemala City, Guatemala.
  • Chumakov E; 7 Department of Psychiatry and Addictions, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
  • Desai G; 8 Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India.
  • Castaldelli-Maia JM; 9 Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, Fundação do ABC, Santo André, Brazil.
  • Torales J; 10 Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
  • Tolentino EJ; 11 Adult/Addiction Psychiatry, Makati Medical Center, Makati, Philippines.
  • Bhui K; 12 Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
  • Bhugra D; 13 Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Kings College London, London, UK.
Int J Soc Psychiatry ; 64(8): 786-798, 2018 Dec.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30760106
In the previous accompanying paper, we described geopolitical factors which affect mental health of individuals who suffer directly and indirectly. These disasters whether they are natural or man-made often attract significant amounts of aid and resources - financial and human. In addition, those who offer foreign aid need to be aware of where and how the aid is being spent. In this paper, we propose that aid giving agencies give due attention to the impact the aid should have on mental health of recipients. Global mental health has become a movement, but concerns remain about its efficacy. Therefore, it is imperative that any aid given is given and utilised in a culturally appropriate and culturally sensitive way. In an interconnected and interlinked world, it is likely that when one country or nation is affected by disasters or trauma, it will impact upon others around both directly and indirectly. We present a new measurement tool-CAPE Vulnerability Index which can be used to identify most vulnerable communities so that international aid may be more appropriately targeted. We believe that this index may go some way in assisting governments and policymakers in ascertaining the impact of their aid on the emotional and mental health of individuals. We suggest that their needs to be a ring-fencing of aid to ensure that population mental health is protected and enhanced with a strategic approach inbuilt into the foreign policy the focus needs to shift towards public mental health.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Mental / Salud Global / Planificación en Desastres / Desastres / Cooperación Internacional Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality / Patient_preference Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Soc Psychiatry Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Mental / Salud Global / Planificación en Desastres / Desastres / Cooperación Internacional Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Equity_inequality / Patient_preference Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Soc Psychiatry Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido