Population Mental Health Promotion: A 21st-century International Paradigm for Policy, Practice, Research, and Training in Mental Health: How to Do It

AbstractPublic mental health incorporates a number of strategies from mental well-being promotion to primary prevention and other forms of prevention. There is considerable evidence in the literature to suggest that early interventions and public education can work well for reducing psychiatric morbidity and resulting burden of disease. Educational strategies need to focus on individual, societal and environmental aspects. Targeted interventions at individuals will also need to focus on the whole population. A nested approach with the individual at the heart of it surrounded by family surrounded by society at large is the most suitable way to approach this. This Guidance should be read along with the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) Guidance on Prevention. Those at risk of developing psychiatric disorders also require adequate interventions as well as those who may have already developed illness. However, on the model of triage, mental health and well-being promotion need to be prioritized to ensure that, with the limited resources available, these activities do not get forgotten. One possibility is to have separate programmes for addressing concerns of a particular population group, another that is relevant for the broader general population. Mental health promotion as a concept is important and this will allow prevention of some psychiatric disorders and, by improving coping strategies, is likely to reduce the burden and stress induced by mental illness.

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Ecological mental health promotion - The case of suicide prevention: 21st century mental health analogues for ‘clean water’, ‘improved sanitation’, and ‘vaccines’

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing ◽

10.1111/inm.12348 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 211-214

Author(s):

John R. Cutcliffe

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

21St Century ◽

Mental Health Promotion ◽

Clean Water ◽

Improved Sanitation

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Consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Mental Health: Integrative Review

10.5772/intechopen.96816 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jucier Gonçalves Júnior ◽

Gislene Farias de Oliviera ◽

Modesto Leite Rolim-Neto

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Migrant Workers ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Specific Treatment ◽

Mental Health Promotion ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Health Authorities ◽

Population Mental Health

The lack of specific treatment and knowledge about the exact pathophysiology of the 2019 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its vaccines makes the organic aspects of the pandemic a concern and puts the psychiatric consequences and psychological effects of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, in second place. Hence, the psychiatric impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have not been well established yet. We have performed an integrative literature review in three electronic databases: Medline, PsycINFO, and Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress (PILOTS). The findings were then divided into five subcategories: impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health of psychiatric patients; use of technology as an ally in combating impacts on mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; mental health promotion measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic for the population; mental health promotion measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic for health professionals; and mental health in specific groups in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study has showed that the situation and measures proposed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic cause stress, anxiety, fear, and uncertainty in the population. Psychiatric patients, the elderly, refugees, and migrant workers are more vulnerable due to the stigmatization and lack of specialized support in health services and reduced access to medications. Therefore, they require care from governments and health authorities. In addition, measures to promote hospital health for health professionals seem to be essential to improve care and reduce the psychologic/psychiatric impacts on professionals. Thus, technology is a valuable ally in this process.

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