Globalization: Mental Health and Social Economic Factors

Vishal Bhavsar (1) , Dinesh Bhugra (2)

1 Guy's Hospital [London]
2 King‘s College London

Several factors associated with globalization have mental health consequences. This article reviews the literature on mental health and inequality, occupational patterns and identity shifts before considering the role of globalization as an acculturative stressor. We argue that a re-evaluation of mental health policy in light of globalization must look further than current studies of migrants to consider indigenous communities where models of social experience and behaviour are changing.

Keywords: economic factors; globalization; mental health; social and cultural factors

Vishal Bhavsar, Dinesh Bhugra. Globalization: Mental Health and Social Economic Factors. Global Social Policy, 2008, 8 (3), pp.378-396. ⟨10.1177/1468018108095634⟩. ⟨hal-00571825⟩