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Mental health promotion: Guidance and strategies

Part of: EPA Guidance Papers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

G. Kalra ,
G. Christodoulou ,
R. Jenkins ,
V. Tsipas ,
N. Christodoulou ,
D. Lecic-Tosevski ,
J. Mezzich  and
D. Bhugra
G. Kalra
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai400 022, India
G. Christodoulou
Affiliation:
Hellenic Psychiatric Association, Papadiamantopoulou 11 str, 115 28Athens, Greece
R. Jenkins
Affiliation:
Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, LondonSE5 8AF, UK
V. Tsipas
Affiliation:
Hellenic Psychiatric Association, 11 Papadiamantopoulou Str, 11528Athens, Greece
N. Christodoulou
Affiliation:
WPA Section of Preventive Psychiatry, 57c Blomfield Road, LondonW9 2PA, UK
D. Lecic-Tosevski
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, University of Belgrade, Palmoticeva 37, University of Belgrade, 11000Belgrade, Serbia
J. Mezzich
Affiliation:
International Centre for Mental Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Fifth Avenue & 100th Street, Box 1093, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA
D. Bhugra*
Affiliation:
Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, LondonSE5 8AF, UK
*
* Corresponding author. E-mail address:[email protected] (D. Bhugra)
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Abstract

Public 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.

Keywords

Mental healthMental health promotionMental well-beingIntervention
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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , February 2012 , pp. 81 - 86
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Copyright © Elsevier Masson 2012

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