<unk>  is a branch of psychiatry that focuses on the interpersonal and cultural context of mental disorder and mental wellbeing. It involves a sometimes disparate set of theories and approaches, with work stretching from epidemiological survey research on the one hand, to an indistinct boundary with individual or group psychotherapy on the other.<unk>  combines a medical training and perspective with fields such as social anthropology, social psychology, cultural psychiatry, sociology and other disciplines relating to mental distress and disorder.<unk>  has been particularly associated with the development of therapeutic communities, and to highlighting the effect of socioeconomic factors on mental illness.<unk>  can be contrasted with biopsychiatry, with the latter focused on genetics, brain neurochemistry and medication.<unk>  was the dominant form of psychiatry for periods of the 20th century but is currently less visible than biopsychiatry. After reviewing the history and activities of<unk> , Vincenzo Di Nicola reviews three major questions for<unk>  and concludes with a manifesto for a 21st century<unk> : # What is social about psychiatry? This addresses definitional problems that arise, such as binary thinking, and the need for a common language. # What are the theory and practice of<unk> ? Issues include<unk> 's core principles, values, and operational criteria; the social determinants of health and the Global Mental Health (GMH) Movement; and the need for translational research. This part of the review establishes the minimal criteria for a coherent theory of<unk>  and the view of persons that emerges from such a theory, the social self. # Why the time has come for a manifesto for<unk> . This manifesto outlines the parameters for a theory of<unk> , based on both the social self and the social determinants of health, to offer an inclusive social definition of health, concluding with a call for action.
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