Depression around the World

Depression around the World

In celebration of this year's World Health Day theme titled "Depression: Let's Talk", the Volunteering and International Psychiatry Special Interest Group (VIPSIG) to the Royal College of Psychiatry compiled a collection of stories on depression. Here, mental health specialists and advocates from 35 countries give insights into how their country addresses depression across the globe.

Foreword by Dr Peter Hughes MB BAO BCh FRCPsych, Chair of the Volunteering and International Psychiatry Special Interest Group at the Royal College of Psychiatry 

Newsletter Editorial Team

  • Dr Daniel Wolde-Giorgis
  • ​Dr Faheem Naqvi
  • Dr Peter Hughes
  • Dr Manshant Rani Kaur

Guest Editor and Design

  • Gergana Manolova 

The Volunteering and International Psychiatry Special Interest Group (VIPSIG) was launched at the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2011. VIPSIG aims to promote and support mental health globally, focusing on the low- and middle-income countries as defined by the World Bank. 

Details

Type
Research summaries and systematic reviews
Approach(es)
Advocacy
Detection and diagnosis
Empowerment and service user involvement
Human rights
Policy and legislation
Prevention and promotion
Training, education and capacity building
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Disorder(s)
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Region(s)
Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East
North America
Oceania
South America