Fighting for Mental Health A Personal Vie [Hardcover]

A 2002 collection of insights into the core concerns for modern psychiatry from one of the world's best-respected psychiatrists.As Director of the Division of Mental Health at the World Health Organization, and subsequently President of the World Psychiatric Association, Norman Sartorius has over many years been in a position to survey the state of psychiatry worldwide and to campaign for greater equity and honesty in the clinical and research agenda. These essays range from trenchant critiques to more light-hearted pieces, but all point to the core concerns for worldwide mental health programmes today. This is a book that every psychiatrist will wish to own.As Director of the Division of Mental Health at the World Health Organization, and subsequently President of the World Psychiatric Association, Norman Sartorius has over many years been in a position to survey the state of psychiatry worldwide and to campaign for greater equity and honesty in the clinical and research agenda. These essays range from trenchant critiques to more light-hearted pieces, but all point to the core concerns for worldwide mental health programmes today. This is a book that every psychiatrist will wish to own.As Director of the Division of Mental Health at the World Health Organization, and President of the World Psychiatric Association, Norman Sartorius has surveyed the state of psychiatry worldwide and campaigned for greater equity and honesty in the clinical and research agenda. The essays collected here represent his latest thinking, and include some of his speeches and previously published articles. They range from trenchant critiques of mental health service delivery and prevention to more light-hearted, anecdotal pieces on language use and increasing productivity. All address core concerns for mental health programs today: the definition of needs; the role of psychiatry worldwide; and the challenges that urbanization presents for mental health.Part I. The Context of Health and Mentl39