What all physicians need to know about global psychiatry

When there is no psychiatrist, how do people get the mental health care they need?This special edition of Quick Takes covers this topic as Dr. David Gratzer interviews Prof. Vikram Patel – 2019 winner of the prestigious John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award – about how his ground-breaking research has helped with the prevention and treatment of mental health in low-income countries. This conversation breaks our 10 to 15-minute format and runs around 26 minutes – but the time flies by as Prof. Patel details his award-winning research projects and what inspired him to push his ideas out on a global scale.In this episode the following was discussed:What inspired Prof. Patel’s work.The significance of community health workers in his research.How the success of his project sparked the creation of the NGO, Sangath.And the challenges involved in scaling things up on a global level.The conversation ends with a one-minute rapid-fire Q&A between Dr. Gratzer and Prof. Patel. THANKS FOR LISTENING!Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca and on the CAMH Global Learning Academy.Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEduFollow and subscribe to Reading of the Week where, every week, Dr. David Gratzer reviews research papers from the world of psychiatry.