Policies and practices for mental health in
Meeting the challenges
Copenhagen, London, 10 October 2008
New WHO report maps out huge differences in mental health services and practice
Available online as PDF file [212p.] at: http://www.euro.who.int/document/E91732.pdf
“….A report by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, co-funded by the European Commission and launched today at a meeting hosted by the Department of Health in London, provides data not hitherto available on mental health policy and practice across the WHO European Region. It also highlights important information gaps.
Policies and practices for mental health in Europe allows for country-to-country comparisons on indicators such as numbers of psychiatrists, financing, community services, training of workforce, prescription of antidepressants, and representation of users and carers. The data were obtained from ministries of health. …”
“….The data were obtained from the ministries of health of 42 European Member States. Over 150 figures and tables in the report demonstrate the diversity across the European Region, and allow country to country comparisons of indicators such as numbers of psychiatrists, financing, community services, training of the workforce, the prescription of anti-depressants and representation of users and carers…
Content:
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Policy and legislation on mental health
4. Promoting mental health and preventing mental disorders
Promoting mental health and tackling stigma and discrimination
Preventing mental disorders
Centrality of mental health
5. Mental health in primary care
Roles of general practitioners and family doctors in mental health care
Limitations on the role of general practitioners and family doctors in treating people with mental disorders
Availability of national guidelines on assessment and treatment for GPs dealing with people with mental health problems
Refresher training courses in the rational use of psychotropic drugs and in psychosocial intervention
Main activities initiated and developed since 2005 related to mental health services in primary health care
6. Mental health services
Inpatient services
Outpatient services
Community-based specialist mental health treatment and care
Residential health facilities
Forensic units
Mental health services for children and adolescents
Mental health services for older people
Access to interventions
Sex distribution
Access to and appropriateness of mental health services for linguistic and ethnic minorities and other vulnerable groups
7. Workforce for mental health care
8. Funding of mental health services
9. Social inclusion and welfare
10. Opportunities for the empowerment and representation of service users and carers
11. Human rights and mental health
12. Information and research on mental health
13. Conclusion
Annexes
Annex 1. Contributors from countries
Annex 2. Mental Health Declaration for
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