Partners for Mental Health - The Contribution of Professionals and Non-professionals to Mental Health (WHO, 1994, 110 p.): (introduction...)

Partners for Mental Health - The Contribution of Professionals and Non-professionals to Mental Health (WHO, 1994, 110 p.)

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Foreword

International Council of Nurses - ''The Current Status of Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing and Some Future Challenges''

World Federation of Occupational Therapists - ''Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Care1''

World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General practice, Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA) - ''The Professional Role of General Practitioners in Mental Health''

World Psychiatric Association - ''The Now and Future Role of Psychiatrists''

Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association - ''Pharmaceutical Services to the Mentally III and Mentally Handicapped''

International Union of Psychological Science - ''Psychology and Health''

International Sociological Association Working Group on Sociology of Mental Health - ''Sociology's Contribution to the Study of Mental Health''

World Federation for Mental Health - ''The Voluntary Sector: Passage to Empowerment for Volunteers, Consumers and Advocates''

National Association of Psychiatric Survivors - ''Speaking for Ourselves: Former Psychiatric Patients organizing and speaking out''

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WHO/MNH/MND/94.5
Original: English
Distr. General

DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
GENEVA

This document is not a formal publication of the World Health Organization (WHO), and all rights are reserved by the Organization. The document may, however, be freely reviewed, abstracted, reproduced or translated, in part or in whole, but is not for sale or use in conjunction with commercial purposes.

The views expressed in documents by named authors are solely the responsibility of those authors.

This document assembles position papers prepared by several NGOs on their members' contribution to mental health and mental health care.

They cover a variety of domains such as training, research and care, in addition to addressing topics specific to each NGO.

Key-words: mental health, mental health care, nurses, occupational therapists, general practitioners, psychiatrists, pharmacists, psychologists, sociologists, volunteers, consumers.