[Symposium 69] Global Mental Health in a Polarized World: Building Bridges, Sharing Solutions.

[SY-69-05] Reflections on Global Mental Health: Ethical and Humanitarian Considerations

Sam O. Okpaku¹ (1. Center for Health, Culture and Society)

This presentation will review a suggested definition of global mental health in order to emphasize rigor and discipline in global mental health research and services. It will review the humanitarian and ethical foundations of the movement. The aspects of global mental health as diplomacy will be mentioned, predictions for the future of globalization and global mental health will also be discussed.