Traduction de «Maladie mentale » (Français → Anglais) :

I should like to congratulate Mr Bowis on his report, which contains many good things: an admittance that pharmaceuticals can cause more mental illness than they cure; a recognition of the importance of childhood for mental health with a call for support for families; a recognition that employment can affect mental health for better and for worse; and the need to consult those who have recovered from mental illness to learn how recovery happened.

9. Points out that patients suffering from mental illness should have access to all existing treatments, which may improve their health situation regardless of social or economic factors; therefore asks Member States to ensure that all mental health treatments are both accessible to patients and covered by health insurance schemes; asks Member States to ensure a safety net of medical treatment for those citizens who are not covered by national insurance schemes; recommends that Member States ensure that there are Health and Safety policies in the work place, which explicitly address mental health promotion as well as its prevention, th ...[+++]e identification and management of depression, and the prevention of suicide, and that Member States identify and support workplaces in which employees are particularly at risk from mental disorders;

3. Considers that, together with facilities for the treatment of mental illness, provision should also be made to activate the respective mechanisms to prevent mental disorders, where possible; in this context, considers that it is essential to record the social, environmental and other factors that could constitute causes of mental instability or illness for EU citizens;

The Member States were also requested to take action in this field by promoting mental health and preventing mental illness, encouraging the exchange of best practice and information, promoting joint projects with other Member States, and furthering and supporting research into mental health and its promotion.

Mental health problems may in fact increase the risk of social exclusion, and stigma and discrimination have an adverse effect on the course and outcome of the mental illness.

undertake activities to facilitate the exchange of information and mutual learning in the context of national policies to ensure health protection for people with mental health problems, giving special attention to combating stigma and discrimination and to promoting social inclusion for people with mental illness.