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Mental health in the enlarged European Union: need for relevant public mental health action
- Author:
- MARUSIC Andrej
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 184(5), May 2004, pp.450-451.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
On 1 May 2004 ten new countries will join the European Union (EU), which as a result will comprise 25 culturally quite different countries. Each enlargement of the EU so far has been a difficult experience for both the existing member states and the new entrants, since each membership change has altered the structure and the sharing of costs and benefits of membership. Furthermore, each new member brings its own traditions, preferences, strengths and weaknesses, including the mental health of its population and its psychiatric services.
Evaluating mental health services for older people
- Author:
- FINCH Jenny
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 212p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
This book provides an account of the current developments in mental health services for older people and describes a robust model for evaluating health and social care to improve these services. Drawing on international experience, it provides accounts of the development of mental health services for older people in the UK, Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia. The approaches to evaluating health and social care in these countries are all outlined, and a comparative analysis is given. The services currently offered are patchy, so there is a pressing need for effective mechanisms to be introduced in order to monitor quality.
Protecting the human rights of people with mental disorder: new recommendations emerging from the Council of Europe
- Authors:
- KINGDON David, JONES Roland, LONNQVIST Jouko
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 185(10), October 2004, pp.277-279.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
In 1994 the Parliamentary Assembly accepted Recommendation 1235 on psychiatry and human rights (Council of Europe, 1994), which was specific about the rights of people with mental disorder. Psychosurgery and electroconvulsive therapy are addressed specifically. Mechanical restraint is forbidden, as is the use of isolation cells. Pharmaceutical restraint should be limited and in proportion to the perceived risk. New recommendations include the obligation to immediately inform people receiving involuntary treatment of their rights, further direction on ethical research and the provision of ‘sociotherapy programmes’ for detained individuals with personality disorders. In 1996 a Working Party on Human Rights in Psychiatry was appointed by the European Council of Ministers to develop recommendations for member states to further develop those in Recommendation 1235 to ‘ensure the protection of the human rights and dignity of people with mental disorder, especially those placed as involuntary patients in a psychiatric establishment’. Such guidelines were considered necessary because of the ‘exceptional nature of involuntary procedures that can be used for the placement and treatment of people with mental disorder and therefore the exceptional need for the protection of their rights’. The group included legal and psychiatric experts. A consultation document (Council of Europe, 2000) was produced and disseminated widely. Draft recommendations have now been developed, covering the topics of non-discrimination and mental health promotion; the protection of vulnerable people; civil and political rights of involuntary patients; environmental and living conditions; professional standards; seclusion and restraint; criteria and procedures for involuntary placement and treatment; procedures for involuntary placement and treatment in an emergency; termination of involuntary placement and treatment; review of lawfulness of involuntary placement and treatment; specific treatments; application to minors; involvement of the police, courts and prison system; and monitoring standards.
Promoting the emotional well-being of children and adolescents and preventing their mental ill health: a handbook
- Editor:
- DWIVEDI Kedar
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 288p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide provides overviews of the key psychological processes affecting mental health, such as development, attachment, emotion regulation and attention, and draws out the implications for preventive measures and promotion of emotional well-being. The authors, from a range of professional disciplines, emphasise the importance of early intervention and prevention, exploring in particular how initiatives in parenting and education can promote children’s emotional well-being. The topics they cover include: the prevention and management of addiction and eating disorders; the development of culturally sensitive services for ethnic minority children and families;jthe impact of parenting programmes and the life skills education programmes in schools; and ways of meeting the mental health needs of children who are socially excluded, homeless or in local authority care. The book provides examples of a broad range of projects and initiatives in Britain and other European countries.