Situating Global Mental Health: Sociocultural Perspectives

摘要: This introductory chapter of The Palgrave Handbook Sociocultural Perspectives on Global Mental Health highlights how understanding about aberrant behaviours has varied across time, geography and culture. Important developments that contributed to the emergence are discussed. Rather than a monolithic enterprise, is presented as heterogeneous range practice- research-based activities concerned with reducing inequities in mental health service provision particularly focused low- middle-income countries. summarises debates have arisen relative contribution particular epistemic frames research paradigms made development Health. factors identified an important, but often neglected, area enquiry. concludes by providing overview three parts handbook (1. Across Globe: Conceptual From Social Science Humanities; 2. Globalising Health: Challenges Opportunities, 3. Case Studies Innovative Practice Policy) key themes topics covered.