Families as Allies in Treatment of the Mentally Ill: New Directions for Mental Health Professionals— edited by Harriet P. Lefley, Ph.D., and Dale L. Johnson, Ph.D.; Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 1990, 284 pages, $36

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.

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Comment on “The Self-Care of Psychologists and Mental Health Professionals” (Dattilio, 2015)-Working With the Mentally Ill Is a Mental Health Hazard: What Can We Do About It?

Australian Psychologist ◽

10.1111/ap.12144 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 50 (6) ◽

pp. 400-404 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mirella Di Benedetto

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Mentally Ill ◽

Health Hazard ◽

Self Care ◽

The Self

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Diagnosis versus recovery

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72154-x ◽

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.”

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