CPG for Psychosocial Interventions in Severe Mental ... - GuÃaSalud
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Adm<strong>in</strong>istration, of the health and social services system, of the family and of the social environment,<br />
and it is <strong>in</strong> this direction that progress is be<strong>in</strong>g made.<br />
Support to the person affected<br />
This change <strong>in</strong> outlook is <strong>in</strong>efficient if the person suffer<strong>in</strong>g the illness is not counted on, as this<br />
person must overcome the <strong>in</strong>ternalisation of any negative beliefs that he or she may have about<br />
him/herself (self-stigma). Positive experiences <strong>in</strong> this field <strong>in</strong>dicate that progress occurs when the<br />
follow<strong>in</strong>g concur:<br />
• awareness of their own difficulties (pyschoeducation)<br />
• development of <strong>in</strong>dividual abilities (self-esteem)<br />
• knowledge of one’s own rights<br />
• decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> agreement with their <strong>in</strong>terests and preferences (Empowerment) (selfassertion),<br />
and when this approach is <strong>in</strong>tegrated cont<strong>in</strong>uously and early on <strong>in</strong> the care and rehabilitation programmes,<br />
count<strong>in</strong>g on the family and situat<strong>in</strong>g the anti-stigma action <strong>in</strong> the actual fields of life<br />
(residence, work, leisure…), procur<strong>in</strong>g the collaboration of the environment.<br />
The person can leave his or her role as a patient and <strong>in</strong>tegrate significant roles, becom<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
neighbour, a worker, a citizen who mixes, has fun, etc. and has his or her own life project. The<br />
close knowledge of the environment and stable social exchange decrease rejection.<br />
The impact of the illness on a family presents tragic characteristics at the onset, someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
that is not unlike the stigma. That is why the family must be actively <strong>in</strong>tegrated right from the start<br />
<strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation processes and <strong>in</strong> the rehabilitation programmes, establish<strong>in</strong>g suitable strategies<br />
regard<strong>in</strong>g the way <strong>in</strong> which each family has to cope with the illness.<br />
Programmatic Statements: In all democratic countries, and especially <strong>in</strong> Europe, there<br />
are programmatic statements that foster cross-section policies to fight aga<strong>in</strong>st stigmatisation that<br />
conta<strong>in</strong> the pr<strong>in</strong>ciples to be taken <strong>in</strong>to account <strong>in</strong> the applicable legislation of each country<br />
Europe:<br />
• “Conclusions of the Council of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers”,<br />
June 2003, on the fi ght aga<strong>in</strong>st stigmatisation and discrim<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>in</strong> connection with<br />
mental illness<br />
• “European Declaration on <strong>Mental</strong> Health”. M<strong>in</strong>isterial Conference of the WHO.<br />
Hels<strong>in</strong>ki, January 2005<br />
• Green Paper “Improv<strong>in</strong>g the mental health of the population. Towards a European Union<br />
strategy on mental health” Commission of the European Communities COM (14.10.2005)<br />
484, page 11<br />
• “From exclusion to <strong>in</strong>clusion. The road to promot<strong>in</strong>g social <strong>in</strong>clusion of people with<br />
mental health problems <strong>in</strong> Europe” <strong>Mental</strong> Health Europe 2008 Trad. FEAFES<br />
In Spa<strong>in</strong><br />
• “Strategy <strong>in</strong> <strong>Mental</strong> Health of the National Health System” Strategy l<strong>in</strong>e 1 “Promotion<br />
of mental health of the population, prevention of mental illness and eradication of the<br />
stigma associated with people with mental disorder” M<strong>in</strong>istry of Health 2007<br />
• “Model <strong>for</strong> care of people with severe mental illness” M<strong>in</strong>istry of work and social affairs.<br />
General Catalogue of Offi cial Publications, Chapter 15: Fight aga<strong>in</strong>st social stigma.<br />
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