Establishing political priority for global mental health: a qualitative policy analysis.

ABSTRACT: Mental disorders represent the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet they remain a low global health priority. This paper uses a case study methodology and different data sources (35 interviews and documents) to analyse factors that have shaped the generation of political priority for global mental health over the past three decades (1990-2020) and their changes over time. The Shiffman and Smith framework on determinants of political priority for global health issues is used to organize data into themes: actor power, ideas, political context and issue characteristics. Global mental health has gained political attention, especially over the past decade, yet support remains limited. Findings reveal that actor power is undermined by a fragmented policy community, the absence of one guidi

SUBMITTER: Iemmi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9384251 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature