Global Mental Health provides an outline on the field of mental health with a particular focus on Latin America and the Spanish-speaking world. The book details evidence-based approaches being implemented globally, highlighting pros and cons of this approach and presents ongoing state of the art research on major mental disorders that is taking place in Latin America including Alzheimer’s, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and other Psychoses. While supporting the initiative for capacity building in low income countries, the book warns about some of the potential risks related to the abuse of psychiatry, using outstanding examples from the past with a focus on early 20th century Spain.