title: International mental health advocacy organizations: an interview with Norman Sartorius by John A. Talbott.
abstract: International professional and nonprofessional associations and organizations could be immensely useful in the promotion of mental health and in the control of mental disorders. Unfortunately, their potential is not always used. Organizations go through periods of crisis and often vegetate for sometime until somebody resuscitates them. The impact of a good leader or leadership group lasts for a few years. A great achievement would be to structure associations in a manner that will ensure their stability and continuous contributions even when their leaders are weak.
authors.affiliation: Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes, Geneva, Switzerland. sartorius@normansartorius.com
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sartorius
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Talbott
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D008605:Mental Health Services; D010344:Patient Advocacy