Resistance of mental health professionals to working with the chronic mentally ill

1987 ◽  
Vol 1987 (33) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Minkoff
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill

scholarly journals HUMAN RIGHTS OF MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Christos Iliadis ◽  
Aikaterini Frantzana ◽  
Aikaterini Kourkouta ◽  
Petros Ouzounakis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Dynamic Process ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Study Material

Introduction: Mental health is the development of a person's healthy view ofthemselves and the environment in which they live, so that they can achieve thehighest degree of self-fulfillment. Purpose: The purpose of the present work is toinvestigate and highlight the rights of the mentally ill and to promote and promotethe health of these patients. Methodology: The study material consisted of articleson the topic found in Greek and international databases such as: Google Scholar,Mednet, Pubmed, Medline and the Hellenic Academic Libraries Association(HEAL-Link), using keywords: mental illness, patient rights, health professionals. Results: The rights of mental patients and their exercise in a meaningful andeffective manner is a dynamic process that encompasses the corresponding rightsand obligations of mental health professionals. An important legal effort to protectthe rights of the mentally ill is Resolution 46/119 of the United Nations GeneralAssembly on the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and Improving MentalHealth Care, adopted on 17 December 1991. Conclusions: The exercise of therights of the mentally ill requires their encouragement from mental healthprofessionals, who are essentially obliged to refrain from restrictive practices.

Diagnosis versus recovery

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 447-447
Author(s):  
P. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnosis ◽  
Cognitive Behavior ◽  
The Real ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Recovery Movement ◽  
Attitudinal Changes

The Recovery and Wellness Movement is the framework within which we ask the chronically mentally ill to understand how they might best manage their lives.The epistemological and cultural primacy of a patient′s psychiatric diagnosis minimizes effective involvement in the Recovery Movement.The aim of this presentation is to present both the implications to the patient in being trapped in any diagnostic labyrinth and how she/he can“escape” into a DIFFERENT awareness of the meaning of her/his diagnosis while still actively pursueing meaningful Recovery goals.Various cognitive behavior techniques will be discussed to highlight both how patients should understand the real albeit limited value of their diagnoses as well as understand the necessary self-evaluation and attitudinal changes that will allow them to understand how best to participate in the Recovery Movement. The desired result: Both patients and mental health professionals will learn to minimize any heuristic value in even the term-“Patient.”

scholarly journals Psychogeriatric research comes of age in developing countries

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 615-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. S. JACOB ◽  
MARY GANGULI
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
High Quality

Psychogeriatrics and psychogeriatric research have been particularly slow to take hold in developing countries. In part this is because the elderly constitute relatively small proportions of those countries' populations, and are thus of low priority for specialized services. A recent report in Science (Miller, 2006) addresses mental health needs in developing countries worldwide but does not include old-age mental disorders other than dementia. Similarly, an article from Brazil (Garcez-Leme et al., 2005), in another international journal, provides an overview of that country's resources and needs in geriatrics, but neglects to mention mental disorders or mental health professionals. Yet, these countries are aging faster than the industrialized world and have fewer resources with which to care for their mentally ill elderly. High-quality, locally acquired information will be essential for planning appropriate mental health services.

EPA guidance on how to improve the image of psychiatry and of the psychiatrist

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Bhugra ◽  
N. Sartorius ◽  
A. Fiorillo ◽  
S. Evans-Lacko ◽  
A. Ventriglio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media

AbstractStigma against mental illness and the mentally ill is well known. However, stigma against psychiatrists and mental health professionals is known but not discussed widely. Public attitudes and also those of other professionals affect recruitment into psychiatry and mental health services. The reasons for this discriminatory attitude are many and often not dissimilar to those held against mentally ill individuals. In this Guidance paper we present some of the factors affecting the image of psychiatry and psychiatrists which is perceived by the public at large. We look at the portrayal of psychiatry, psychiatrists in the media and literature which may affect attitudes. We also explore potential causes and explanations and propose some strategies in dealing with negative attitudes. Reduction in negative attitudes will improve recruitment and retention in psychiatry. We recommend that national psychiatric societies and other stakeholders, including patients, their families and carers, have a major and significant role to play in dealing with stigma, discrimination and prejudice against psychiatry and psychiatrists.

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