Athena Madan
Affiliation:
Member type:
Practitioner/Implementer
Researcher
Brief Biography:
Athena Madan (CCC PhD, University of Toronto) looks at social and political forces in mental health. Her work has contributed to the areas of explanatory models of illness, global mental health, and peacebuilding/therapeutic governance in post-conflict and fragile states. She has field experience in 18 countries, and has taught and been educated in six.
Approach:
Human rights
Advocacy
Prevention and promotion
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
Regions of interest:
Africa
South America
Asia
Setting:
Community
Primary care
Population:
Maternal and neonatal health
Humanitarian and conflict health
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disorders of interest:
Child behavioural and developmental disorders
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
Self-harm/suicide
Dementia and other neurocognitive disorders
Country:
Canada
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