Prevention of mental illness and mental health promotion have often been ignored in the past, both in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula. There is now, however, a clear shift towards public mental health. These findings are the result of increasing scientific evidence that proactive care has serious potential to reduce the onset of illness and its subsequent social, economic, and political burdens. A clear distinction between prevention of mental illness and mental health promotion is critical.

The Oxford Textbook of Public Mental Health brings together the recently increased interest in public mental health and the emphasis on the prevention of mental ill health and promotion of well-being into a single comprehensive textbook. Compiled of international experiences of mental health promotion and mental well-being, chapters are supplemented by practical examples and illustrations to succinctly provide the most relevant information.

About the Author:
Dinesh Bhugra, Emeritus Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK, Kamaldeep Bhui, Professor of Cultural Psychiatry and Epidemiology, Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Associate Director, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Stephen E. Gilman, Associate Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

Dinesh Bhugra is an Emeritus Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity at the Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.

Kamaldeep Bhui is a Professor of Cultural Psychiatry & Epidemiology at the Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

Samuel Yeung Shan Wong is Associate Director at the School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Stephen E. Gilman is Associate Professor in the Departments of Social & Behavioral Sciences and Epidemiology at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.