The importance of psychiatry in public mental health.
There is a lack of consensus over fundamental issues in public mental health in England. A move away from poorly evidenced 'well-being' policy approaches is needed. The authors have developed a more inclusive model using the World Health Organization's approach to public mental health. Public mental health policy makers must acknowledge the importance of psychiatry within the field.
Nisha Mehta, MA (Oxon), MBBS, NHS Scotland; Sally C. Davies, FRS, FMedSci, Department of Health, London, UK.
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Nisha Mehta, MA (Oxon), MBBS, NHS Scotland; Sally C. Davies, FRS, FMedSci, Department of Health, London, UK sally.davies@dh.gsi.gov.uk.
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D004739:England; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011570:Psychiatry; D011634:Public Health