Geopsychiatry and geography: A response.

Mental health geography geography of mental health geopolitics geopsychiatry interdisciplinarity

Journal

The International journal of social psychiatry
ISSN: 1741-2854
Titre abrégé: Int J Soc Psychiatry
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0374726

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
16 Oct 2023
Historique:
medline: 16 10 2023
pubmed: 16 10 2023
entrez: 16 10 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

This contribution responds to three articles (we refer to all three as 'editorials') concerning something called 'geopsychiatry'. To evaluate claims made in these editorials for 'geopsychiatry' as a new field of inquiry at the interface between geography and psychiatry. Close critical reading of two editorials in the While this geopsychiatry initiative is to be applauded, disquiet can be expressed about the almost complete neglect of a pre-existing domain of inquiry - 'mental health geography' or 'the geography of mental health' - that has long been researched by academic geographers and cognate scholars. Key trajectories in this field can be identified and related to the proposed foci for geopsychiatry. The hope is voiced that future developments in geopsychiatry will proceed in dialogue with the literature and practitioners of mental health geography.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND UNASSIGNED
This contribution responds to three articles (we refer to all three as 'editorials') concerning something called 'geopsychiatry'.
AIMS UNASSIGNED
To evaluate claims made in these editorials for 'geopsychiatry' as a new field of inquiry at the interface between geography and psychiatry.
METHOD UNASSIGNED
Close critical reading of two editorials in the
RESULTS UNASSIGNED
While this geopsychiatry initiative is to be applauded, disquiet can be expressed about the almost complete neglect of a pre-existing domain of inquiry - 'mental health geography' or 'the geography of mental health' - that has long been researched by academic geographers and cognate scholars. Key trajectories in this field can be identified and related to the proposed foci for geopsychiatry.
CONCLUSIONS UNASSIGNED
The hope is voiced that future developments in geopsychiatry will proceed in dialogue with the literature and practitioners of mental health geography.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37843025
doi: 10.1177/00207640231195289
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

207640231195289

Auteurs

Chris Philo (C)

School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Felicity Callard (F)

School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Cheryl McGeachan (C)

School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Hester Parr (H)

School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

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