WASHINGTON, D.C. - Vikram Patel, a noted Indian psychiatrist, has been awarded for his research in the field of global mental health and improved care for those with mental disorders in resource-poor countries. The Institute of Medicine awarded the 2014 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health to Patel, professor of international mental health and Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow at the...
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and at the Public Health Foundation of India. The prize recognizes the New Delhi-based researcher’s achievements with a medal and a $20,000 award.
Patel conducted groundbreaking epidemiological research that revealed the burden of mental disorders in low and middle-income nations and showed a strong link between mental disorders and poverty.
His research also demonstrated that evidence-based treatments for mental illness can be delivered effectively in these countries by non-specialist healthcare workers.
Much of this work was carried out in collaboration with Sangath, a non-profit organization in India.
Patel conducted groundbreaking epidemiological research that revealed the burden of mental disorders in low and middle-income nations and showed a strong link between mental disorders and poverty.
His research also demonstrated that evidence-based treatments for mental illness can be delivered effectively in these countries by non-specialist healthcare workers.
Much of this work was carried out in collaboration with Sangath, a non-profit organization in India.
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