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Why is it necessary to write a whole book about Global Mental Health? Or to conclude, why is it necessary beside all other existing books (Springer 2016; Elsevier 2016)? Because the treatment of people with mental illness worldwide is until today not sufficient, in all countries; there is a significant gap between the prevalence of mental disorders and the number of people in all countries receiving adequate treatment and care (Mental Health Foundation UK 2015; WHO 2008).
Invited Professor for Mental Health/Mental Health & Social Determinants at Tropical Neurology and Neuroinfection Master, International University of Catalonia (UIC), Barcelona/Spain
Managing Director Dr. Bährer-Kohler & Partners, Switzerland
President, Association for Mental Health-Global Mental Health, Switzerland
IFSW Representative at the World Health Organization, Switzerland Former member, World Health Organization International Advisory Group on the Revision of ICD-10, Mental and Behavioural Disorders, Switzerland
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Bährer-Kohler, S. (2017). Introduction to the Book: Global Mental Health: Promotion and Prevention. In: Bährer-Kohler, S., Carod-Artal, F. (eds) Global Mental Health . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59123-0_1
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