Global Mental Health and Neuroethics

Professor Dan J. Stein is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Stein’s research areas include anxiety, trauma-, and stressor-related disorders. His work ranges from basic neuroscience, through clinical investigations and trials, and on to epidemiological and cross-cultural studies. Ilina Singh is a Professor of Neuroscience and Society at the University of Oxford. Dr. Singh holds a doctorate in human development and psychology from Harvard University. She brings this interdisciplinary perspective to her current research through an approach known as empirical ethics. Her research focuses on the social and ethical dimensions of innovations in neuroscience, psychiatry, and related areas. She has contributed to various scientific and policy groups, and is the co-chair of the Ethics Advisory Board for the EU-AIMS project on autism treatments and is an expert advisor for the National Autism Project.

• 1 IntroductionSection A Conceptual issues2 Moving beyond scientism and skepticism3 Finding a word for it: An ordinary language philosophical perspective on the role of values-based practice as a partner to evidence-based practice4 Welfarist psychiatry goes global5 The ethics of flourishing or failing: Social, economic and environmental determinants of global mental health in an uncertain futureSection B Global neuroethics6 The ethics of neurogenetics research in Africa: Considerations and guidelines7 Cosmetic psychopharmacology in a global context8 Some ethics of deep brain stimulation9 Global mental health and the treatment gap: A human rights and neuroethics concern10 Poverty and mental health in post-war countries: The case of Uganda and Sierra LeoneSection C Disorders/developmental stages11 Interactive role-playing and health-related quality of life assessment in children with neurocognitive sequelae: A global neuroethics research approach12 Neuroethics and cannabis use globally: Impact on adolescent cognition and wellbeing13 Disease, wellness, and addiction: A global perspective14 Disease and wellness across the lifespan: A global perspective on the mental health burden of dementia15 Addressing disability in global mental health and neuroethics: Challenges and hopesSection D Conclusion16 Ethical issues in global mental health

"Physically, the book itself is soft bound in a light blue color with a graphic on the cover. It is printed on glossy paper throughout the 294 pages and a few figures are interspersed in the text throughout the volume, which facilitates an easy flow of reading. Each book chapter is organized with cited references at the end. Overall, the volume represents a novel introduction to a body of research that all mental health professionals should be familiar with as we serve a global, diverse population. The book is informative, interesting, and offers insight to complex ethical and conceptual issues that become clearer as the reader learns about clinical decision making in settings with non-Western values and customs. The process of change begins with awareness, so educational non-traditional mental health texts, such as this volume, remain important for the growth of global mental health care." --Lena Dobson, Ph.D. Independent Practice