Abstract This paper outlines the diversity of medical and healing systems indigenous to many regions of the world and their under-development and suppression during colonialism; describes briefly social and cultural changes that have taken place in the Global South after de-colonisation, resulting in varying degrees of a plurality (in terms of cultural style) of mental health systems currently available; summarizes important general principles of post-colonial development in the Global South; and, finally, points to ways of mental health and wellbeing development in the Global South by drawing on the example of Sri Lanka where the author was involved in a four-year research and capacity building project between 2007 and 2012. The paper takes a historical post-colonial approach to development on the principals of sustainability and cultural relevance and argues for a pragmatic approach in the short term while building up a body of knowledge about the countries concerned, their ground realities and their indigenous psychologies.

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在全球南方发展精神卫生服务

摘要本文概述了世界许多地区所固有的医疗和康复系统的多样性，以及它们在殖民主义时期的未得到发展和抑制。简要描述了非殖民化之后全球南方发生的社会和文化变化，导致目前可用的精神保健系统数量（文化风格）不同程度；总结了全球南方殖民后发展的重要一般原则；最后，以斯里兰卡为例，指出全球南方的精神健康和福祉发展方式。在斯里兰卡，作者参与了2007年至2012年为期四年的研究和能力建设项目。