Biopsychosocial Approaches to Mental Health
Location
Madison Board Room, Hotel Madison, JMU
Start Date
4-5-2019 4:50 PM
Description
Many systems used in current medical fields still emphasize the biomedical diagnostic model to treat patients rather than a more encompassing biopsychosocial approach in preventative practice. We must not only understand the neurobiological and behavioral basis and diagnoses of mental illness, but also understand the social, political, environmental and cultural influences that determine perception and accessibility to mental health resources. We need this in order to develop awareness and effective interventions across diverse populations. I will share information about the existence and perception mental health disparities, its impacts on individual and community mental health, and the key physiological and psychological explanations of mental illness. In the future we must design new programs for the upstream approach to mental health care access that encompass a more global perspective on mental illness.
Presentation Type
Presentation
Biopsychosocial Approaches to Mental Health
Madison Board Room, Hotel Madison, JMU
Many systems used in current medical fields still emphasize the biomedical diagnostic model to treat patients rather than a more encompassing biopsychosocial approach in preventative practice. We must not only understand the neurobiological and behavioral basis and diagnoses of mental illness, but also understand the social, political, environmental and cultural influences that determine perception and accessibility to mental health resources. We need this in order to develop awareness and effective interventions across diverse populations. I will share information about the existence and perception mental health disparities, its impacts on individual and community mental health, and the key physiological and psychological explanations of mental illness. In the future we must design new programs for the upstream approach to mental health care access that encompass a more global perspective on mental illness.