https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/cdmh <p> </p> <p> The main aim of the journal is to encourage scholars, health providers, and child development and Mental health specialists to publish scholarly articles that include original and review articles, case studies, case reports, miscellany and systemic reviews related to mental health and development across the lifespan. The Journal is published twice a year in <strong>January - June, and July - December</strong> by Rajanagarindra Institute of Child Development, Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. This journal is the peer-reviewed journal.</p> <p> International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health is an Open Access Journal, and all articles are immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download upon publication. <strong>Print ISSN: 2286 - 7481, E-ISSN: 2586-887X</strong></p> Rajanagarindra Institute of Child Development, Departlment of Mental Health, Ministry of public health Thailand en-US International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health 2286-7481 <p style="text-align: center;">_{The authors retain copyright and permit the journal the copyright of first publication}</p> <p style="text-align: center;">_{Articles, once having passed the review process and accepted for publication in the CDMH Journal, are copyrighted under the CDMH Journal, Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health. Please be aware distribution of CDMH Journal content for commercial purposes without permission is expressly prohibited. However, distribution with intent to educate, advocate, or spread awareness within the general public and research communities is permitted and encouraged with the understanding that the CDMH Journal Editorial Board do not hold jurisdiction or liability for any accompanying comments, text, or information from third parties, either in favor for or against the original article’s assertions, conclusions, methodology, or content.}</p> https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/cdmh/article/view/281614 <p>This white paper introduces The Politics of Health and Diseases as a critical, interdisciplinary framework for understanding how political forces shape the origins, distribution, and treatment of diseases. Building on original contributions including the Biopsychopolitical Model (BPP) of Mental Health and Disorders, the Sociopolitical Health Hegemony Theory (SPHHT), and the concepts of Social Distress Coping Disorders (SDCDs), Multiple Mental Disorders (MMD), Psychocide, Psychoethnicide, Hippocratic Terrorism, and Hippocratic Bioterrorism; the paper argues that ignoring political determinants leads to partial diagnoses and ethically compromised interventions. It critiques the over-commercialization of biomedicine, the distortion of research for economic gain, and the structural violence embedded in health policy. The paper calls for integrating The Politics of Health and Diseases into university curricula to equip future professionals with the analytical tools to confront the political realities that underpin health inequities and to foster systemic transformation toward health justice.</p> Evariste Erwin SEBAHUTU Copyright (c) 2026 International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2026-08-24 2026-08-24 14 2 11 17