Political determinants of mental health

Bhugra, Dinesh; Ventriglio, Antonio

doi:10.1177/00207640231168544

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“…This situation has been worsened by adverse political determinants, including resource allocation and healthcare priorities, which have shaped social determinants. 7 Within these communities, entrenched inequities have reinforced barriers to care, restricting treatment pathways and psychiatric support. The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected poorer Filipinos and disrupted mental health services, heightening digital and health disparities by rendering already-marginalised populations harder to reach.…”

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Strengthening mental health initiatives and care pathways for families affected by the Philippine drug war

Smith¹,

Ungria²,

F³

et al. 2023

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

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Strengthening mental health initiatives and care pathways for families affected by the Philippine drug war

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Ungria²,

F³

et al. 2023

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

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“…We proceed by responding to three editorials that have recently been published, the first of which appeared in the International Review of Psychiatry ( IRP ), authored by Castaldelli-Maia and Bhugra (2022) , entitled ‘What is geopsychiatry?’. The second two appeared in the present journal, the International Journal of Social Psychiatry ( IJSP ), and are respectively entitled ‘Geographical determinants of mental health’ ( Bhugra & Ventiglio, 2023a ) and ‘Political determinants of mental health’ ( Bhugra & Ventigilo, 2023b ). 1 Both of the latter two editorials commence with a reference to ‘GeoPsychiatry’ (with upper-case ‘G’ and ‘P’) – indeed, it is the first word in the text of both pieces – and it is obvious that they sit within the horizon of the 2022 editorial with which they share one author, Bhugra, even though that earlier editorial is unreferenced in either.…”

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“…The two IJSP editorials are less manifesto-like: indeed, they are essentially very short summary reviews of extant studies that demonstrate, respectively, ‘geographical’ and ‘political determinants’ of mental health. The latter piece essentially rehearses how geographical variations in ‘political systems’ – in ‘government, its ideologies, policies and politics’ – become tied up with ‘various social factors such as poverty, poor housing, unemployment, lack of green spaces, poor public transport and poor access to healthy food or good education’ that all press upon ‘poor mental health’ ( Bhugra & Ventiglio, 2023b , p. 1; also Alibudbud, 2023 ). 5 It is hence consistent with the geopolitical emphasis that we have already noted.…”

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“… 5. This editorial commences with: ‘GeoPsychiatry as an emerging special[ity] within psychiatry which aims to bring together sociology, anthropology, political sciences, psychiatry, medicine and other stake-holders in order to understand the impact of geo-political determinants on health including mental health’ ( Bhugra & Ventiglio, 2023b , p. 1: our emphasis). ‘Geography’ as a stake-holder has gone missing here, while the bottom-line focus appears once again to be geo political.…”

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Geopsychiatry and geography: A response

Philo,

Callard,

McGeachan

et al. 2023

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: This contribution responds to three articles (we refer to all three as ‘editorials’) concerning something called ‘geopsychiatry’. Aims: To evaluate claims made in these editorials for ‘geopsychiatry’ as a new field of inquiry at the interface between geography and psychiatry. Method: Close critical reading of two editorials in the International Journal of Social Psychiatry – entitled ‘Geographical determinants of mental health’ and ‘Political determinants of mental health’ – and one in the International Review of Psychiatry – entitled ‘What is geopsychiatry?’ Results: While this geopsychiatry initiative is to be applauded, disquiet can be expressed about the almost complete neglect of a pre-existing domain of inquiry – ‘mental health geography’ or ‘the geography of mental health’ – that has long been researched by academic geographers and cognate scholars. Key trajectories in this field can be identified and related to the proposed foci for geopsychiatry. Conclusions: The hope is voiced that future developments in geopsychiatry will proceed in dialogue with the literature and practitioners of mental health geography.

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“…Social determinants of mental health have been recognised for a considerable period of time but they are influenced by geo-political factors. In previous editorials we have described, political, geographical and commercial determinants of mental health (Bhugra & Ventriglio, 2023a, 2023b, 2023c. Economic, cultural and personal determinants can also play a key role in affecting mental health of individuals.…”

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