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This WHO record co-funded via the eu fee provides an summary of guidelines and practices for psychological future health in forty two Member States of the eu zone. a wide majority of nations have made major development during the last few years, and several other are global leaders in psychological healthiness merchandising, psychological affliction prevention actions, provider reform and human rights. however, this document additionally identifies weaknesses in Europe, a few systematic, equivalent to an absence of consensus on definitions, and of appropriate info assortment, and others similar to the necessity for improvement and funding throughout a number of components. It identifies gaps in details the place additional paintings needs to be performed, and is a baseline opposed to which development may be measured in the direction of the imaginative and prescient and the milestones of the psychological overall healthiness announcement for Europe. the information have been got from the ministries of well-being of forty two ecu Member States. Over a hundred and fifty figures and tables within the file display the variety around the eu area, and make allowance state to kingdom comparisons of symptoms similar to numbers of psychiatrists, financing, neighborhood providers, education of the team, the prescription of anti-depressants and illustration of clients and carers.
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2). 1. Roles of general practitioners and family doctors indicated in policy or legislation – identifying and referring to specialist services people with mental health problems in groups of countries Identification and referral EU No. EU15 % New EU countries since 2004 Israel, Norway and Switzerland South-eastern Europe CIS Total No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Common mental health problems Yes 18 67 10 67 8 67 3 100 7 100 4 80 32 76 No 7 26 5 33 2 17 0 0 0 0 1 20 8 19 Information not available 2 7 0 0 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Severe and enduring mental health problems Yes 18 67 12 80 6 50 2 67 7 100 4 80 31 74 No 5 19 3 20 2 17 1 33 0 0 1 20 7 17 Information not available 4 15 0 0 4 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 Mental health in primary care The Mental Health Declaration for Europe strongly emphasizes the role of primary care as part of mental health services.
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. 8. Implementation of programmes and/or activities to promote the mental health of older people during the past five years in groups of countries Programmes and/or activities reaching older people EU EU15 New EU countries since 2004 Israel, Norway and Switzerland South-eastern Europe CIS Total No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % All or almost all (81–100%) 4 15 4 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 Some (21–50%) 5 19 4 27 1 8 0 0 1 14 1 20 7 17 A few (1–20%) 11 41 5 33 6 50 2 67 3 43 1 20 17 40 3 11 0 0 3 25 0 0 2 29 2 40 7 17 Information not 4 available 15 2 13 2 17 1 33 1 14 1 20 7 17 Yes None (0%) Preventing mental disorders Policies and programmes implemented during the past five years Eleven of the 42 countries have introduced policies to prevent suicide during the past five years by reducing access to lethal means.
3). the United Kingdom (England and Wales) as well as partnerships within Open the Doors, the global anti-stigma programme of the World Psychiatric Association in Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland and Slovakia. There are also local initiatives such as anti-stigma seminars for health professionals about the human rights situation in mental health services and the needs of service users in Latvia. Similar to mental health promotion, there is a wide range of anti-stigma activities. There are campaigns carried out by organizations of carers such as Zero Stigma in several European countries, national campaigns such as Shift in Few countries reported about evaluation of activities.