Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 11, New York, NY, 10032, USA,
Community Ment Health J. 2013 Dec;49(6):805-14. doi: 10.1007/s10597-013-9644-0. Epub 2013 Aug 6.
We explore how regional medical diplomacy can increase funding for global mental health initiatives. Interventions for infectious diseases have dominated medical diplomacy by focusing on security concerns. The global mental health movement has adopted similar strategies, but unsuccessfully since mental illnesses do not cause international epidemics. Instead, realpolitik arguments may increase funding by prioritizing economic productivity and regional diplomacy based on cultural ties to advance mental health services and research at the community level. In South Asia, initiatives to train personnel and provide refugee services offer a foundation for regional centers of excellence. This model can be expanded elsewhere.
我们探讨了区域医学外交如何增加全球心理健康倡议的资金。传染病干预措施通过关注安全问题主导了医学外交。全球心理健康运动采取了类似的策略，但由于精神疾病不会导致国际流行，因此并未成功。相反，通过优先考虑经济生产力和基于文化联系的区域外交来增加资金的现实政治论点，可以在社区层面推进精神卫生服务和研究。在南亚，培训人员和提供难民服务的倡议为区域卓越中心奠定了基础。这种模式可以在其他地方推广。
