Mad in America

JANUARY 25, 2025

R esearch has found South Africa consistently ranks in the bottom three performing countries in terms of global mental health. The 2004 national South Africa Stress and Health study , the first large-scale research project of its kind in the country, found the lifetime prevalence of any DSM mental health diagnosis to be 30.3%.

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Poverty and mental health Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Insurance 105

World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This competition provides medical students worldwide with a platform to share their insights and innovative solutions on key mental health challenges. This years competition focuses on the crucial theme of Reducing Inequalities and Promoting Inclusion to Improve Mental Health.

Global mental health 64

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Mad in America

APRIL 24, 2024

As a Professor of Medical Anthropology at Harvard University’s Department of Global Health and Social Medicine and a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Kleinman has profoundly influenced how medical professionals understand the interplay between culture, illness, and healing. But do they?

Global mental health 109

Global mental health Poverty and mental health Genetics and mental health Healthcare 109

Mad in America

MARCH 16, 2024

Situating Greenspace and Mental Health What do redwoods, snowdrops, and grassknots have to do with mental health? In sum, I wanted to see what the scholarship and decision-makers had to say, at that point, about greenspace and mental health.

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