En junio de 2008 la Comisión Europea presentó el Pacto Europeo para la Salud y el Bienestar Mental. Este Pacto hace posible que las instituciones de la UE, los gobiernos nacionales, las regiones y las organizaciones de la sociedad civil trabajen juntos para mejorar la salud mental.
El Pacto se aplica principalmente a través de una serie de conferencias temáticas sobre sus temas prioritarios: juventud, prevención de la depresión y el suicidio, personas mayores, exclusión social y salud mental en el lugar de trabajo. Las conferencias constituyen una oportunidad para formar nuevos niveles de cooperación en lo que respecta a la salud mental, para determinar, divulgar y fomentar buenas prácticas en Europa y para presentar los resultados de los proyectos con resultados positivos sobre la mejora de la salud mental.
Las conferencias también aportan información a la Orientación de la UE para la Actuación en materia de Salud y Bienestar Mental, la base de datos de la Comisión sobre políticas, actuaciones y buenas prácticas sobre salud mental.
Iniciativas: El Pacto Europeo por la Salud y el Bienestar MentalTraducciones disponibles. 
, cinco conferencias temáticasTraducciones disponibles. y la Orientación de la UE para la Actuación en materia de Salud y Bienestar MentalTraducciones disponibles..
Más información sobre salud mental:
EU-OSHA has published a report that provides good practices on mental health promotion (MHP) at the workplace. The report informs on how to integrate MHP into a comprehensive approach to enhancing and promoting the health, safety and wellbeing of employees at work.
The European Medicines Agency has updated its guidance for pharmaceutical companies developing medicinal products for the treatment of schizophrenia.
In this special issue, EUFAMI is highlighting activities of some of their members on the occasion of the World Mental Health Day 2012.
The crisis is increasingly taking its toll on people's mental health. Studies show that for every 1% increase in unemployment, suicide rates go up by 0.8%
The conference, which took place on June 15-16 in Split, and gathered close to 200 participants, addressed the topic of social determinants, in a bid to emphasize the role society plays in either reinforcing inequalities, or in combating human rights violations
The topic of the conference will be: The uses of psychiatric epidemiology in improving population mental health
The 7th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry is co-organized by the European Violence in Psychiatry Research Group (EViPRG), and is a World Psychiatric Association (WPA) co-sponsored meeting.
El Día Mundial de la Salud Mental, que se celebra el 10 de octubre, aspira a acrecentar la conciencia del público en torno a los problemas de salud mental. La conmemoración promueve un debate más franco en torno a los trastornos mentales y las inversiones en servicios de prevención y tratamiento.
This conference is the highlight of the event series ‘’Survivor Control: The Rights and Self-help Opportunities of People with Psychiatric Experience” organized by the Berlin Association for Protection against Psychiatric Violence this year.
The international conference in Ulm gives an opportunity for mental health services researchers to present their findings and learn from differences, in order to further improve mental health care and research across Europe.
[148 KB] Brussels, Belgium. This meeting, organised by the Federation of the European Academies of Medicine at the European Parliament, will be the opportunity to hear the views of academic and trade association experts on key mental health policy issues and concrete recommendations to further promote mental health in Europe, and to discuss these issues with representatives from patients groups, industry and the European authorities.
Berlin, Germany. In line with the overall purpose of the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being established in June 20081, the conference will create an opportunity to raise awareness about the relevance of mental health and well-being for workplaces and exchange and improve cooperation on challenges and opportunities in workplace mental health and wellbeing.
Via the website you can subscribe to the conference, take a look at the brochure and share information about evidence-based programmes, national policies or projects, and supporting resources.
Young children with intellectual disabilities are an extremely vulnerable group often subjected to discrimination and neglect. Bucharest, Romania, 26-27 November 2010
In line with the overall purpose of the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being, the conference will enable EU-Member States and relevant professional and civil society actors to exchange and improve cooperation on challenges and opportunities in mental health and wellbeing.
World Mental Health Day on 10 October raises public awareness about mental health issues. The Day promotes more open discussion of illnesses, and investments in prevention and treatment services.
Congreso organizado por la Comisión Europea y el Gobierno de España, que ejerce en estos momentos la Presidencia del Consejo de la Unión Europea.
Objective of the conference: 1) Identify policies, programmes and other measures that should be prioritised when aiming to prevent depression and suicide 2) Highlight commitments to action of main actors and Member States in the area of prevention of depression and suicide 3) Enable an exchange at EU-level on policy activities, good practices by stakeholders and research projects and policies in Member States, supported by the Commission' s EU Compass for Action.
Thematic Conference Mental health in Youth and Education Organised by European Commission and Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs under the auspices of the Swedish Presidency. Stockholm, 29th - 30th September 2009;
Destigmatisation and Improving the Quality of Care in Psychiatry Prague, 28 - 29 May 2009
It is very clear that gender plays an important role in mental health. Gender is important to many of the determinants of mental health, often linked to inequity in society, including gender inequality. There are clear differences between genders in mental health, and mental illness in Europe.
La Comisaria de Sanidad, Androulla Vassiliou, presidirá esta reunión de alto nivel sobre el impacto de la actual crisis en la salud y el bienestar mentales. Se abordarán los puntos de vista y las soluciones que proponen los responsables políticos y otros protagonistas clave.
EU-OSHA has published a report that provides good practices on mental health promotion (MHP) at the workplace. The report informs on how to integrate MHP into a comprehensive approach to enhancing and promoting the health, safety and wellbeing of employees at work.
The European Medicines Agency has updated its guidance for pharmaceutical companies developing medicinal products for the treatment of schizophrenia.
In this special issue, EUFAMI is highlighting activities of some of their members on the occasion of the World Mental Health Day 2012.
The crisis is increasingly taking its toll on people's mental health. Studies show that for every 1% increase in unemployment, suicide rates go up by 0.8%
The conference, which took place on June 15-16 in Split, and gathered close to 200 participants, addressed the topic of social determinants, in a bid to emphasize the role society plays in either reinforcing inequalities, or in combating human rights violations
The Campaign on psychosocial risks developed by the Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors (SLIC) is on-going in the EU-Member States. 22 countries have already reported their progress
MHE Senior Policy Adviser Josée Van Remoortel explains why it is crucial that mental health be put high on the political agenda when handling the financial crisis
El consumo de comida rápida aumenta el riesgo de sufrir depresión, según señala un estudio realizado en España. Publicados en Public Health Nutrition, los resultados del estudio apuntan a una relación entre la depresión y el consumo de comida rápida como hamburguesas, pizza y perritos calientes así como bollería industrial como croissants y donuts.
Addressing psychosocial risks in times of change.
Rita Makarész won 2nd prize for her article on the importance of exercise in helping tackle depression. "The cheapest antidepressant", published on www.orvostkeresek.hu.
WHO has launched its QualityRights Project, which aims to improve the quality and human rights conditions in mental health and social care facilities and empower civil society organizations to advocate for the rights of people with mental and psychosocial disabilities.
French researchers have been investigating the amygdala, a part of the brain that is hyperactive in individuals who suffer from anxiety and depression, and have found that genetic factors have an influence on patient's cerebral activity.
The provision of long-term mental health care for people with severe mental disorders has been, and still is, one of the major challenges for mental health systems reform in the last decades, for various reasons.
Researchers at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom have identified a specific protein generated by the brain in response to stress. Their findings could help boost our understanding of stress-related psychiatric diseases in people, particularly in knowing how the human brain deals with stress and how it eases its impact.
Teenage years are all about changes in development, hormones and stress. But that is not all. New research from the United Kingdom shows how the intelligence quotient (IQ), a score generated from one of several different standardised tests designed to assess intelligence, can either significantly rise or fall during adolescence.
The subjects of the papers were chosen after consultation with the Movement for Global Mental Health, an international coalition of professionals and the public that is committed to improving access to mental health care and promoting the human rights of people affected by mental illness worldwide.
The time to remind ourselves and others that mental health is an important aspect of general health – a value that should not be underestimated. The workplace can be a particularly important setting to maintain good mental health through both prevention of psychosocial risks and promotion of mental health.
New figures from the WHO Mental Health Atlas 2011 indicate that while the need for mental health care is large, with up to 25% of the population requiring it at some point in their lives, there is underinvestment in the sector.
The faster you move, the stronger your brain rhythms related to learning become, new research from Germany and the United States shows. Published in the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE, the findings will help fuel scientists' understanding of how brain functions are instrumental in human learning and navigation.
The Atlas of headache disorders presents the findings of the first global enquiry into headache disorders and health-care resource allocation. It provides a comprehensive compilation of information gathered from 101 countries.
Qualified nurses seeking extra support in learning how to deal with people who are very distressed and disturbed can breathe a sigh of relief.
Does alcohol consumption affect our ability to learn verbal information? New research has found a connection between binge drinking and poorer verbal declarative memory — a form of long—term memory.
Scientists from King's College London in the United Kingdom have found a 'glitch' in human deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that may increase people's chances of suffering from depression.
Panic disorder sufferers will tell you the attacks are some of the most sudden, frightening and uncomfortable experiences ever. But what makes some people susceptible to these attacks and others not? Studies of twins point to hereditary factors playing a key role in 40% of cases
EU-funded researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London in the UK, have discovered for the first time in a human model how anti-depressants make new brain cells, meaning that researchers can now develop better and more efficient drugs to combat depression
Wall-street Journal. Cat pierde Europa din cauza problemelor de sanatate mentala si cum pot fi atenuate acestea s-a discutat in cadrul conferintei “Promovarea sanatatii mentale si a starii de bine la locul de munca”, organizata de Comisia Europeana la Berlin.
Following the economic crisis that began in 2007, the European Region has experienced changes – a rise in unemployment, an increasing number of people living in poverty, and cuts in public spending – that are detrimental to mental health.
The present report draws on discussion from a Prague meeting organised in 2009 by FEAM (Federation of European Academies of Medicine) to review some of the critical issues in contemporary psychiatry and is intended to provide advice to decision-makers at the EU and national levels in developing a more coherent policy for mental health.
One of the most common mental health disorders among the elderly is depression, and things are not getting any easier since the ageing population continues to rise.
The first part of the investigation involves collecting information about the laws and policies which affect the lives of people with mental health problems and people with intellectual disabilities in the following areas: Community living, Fundamental rights in institutions, Legal capacity and Access to justice.
The Cluster Strategy reviews the strategic directions adopted by the Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) Cluster to address the noncommunicable conditions and malnutrition challenges and provides an outline of the expected outcomes for the Cluster during the period 2008-2013.
The European Commission together with the Belgium presidency of the Council of the European Union, will be holding a Forum investing in well being at work and addressing psychosocial risks in time of change
This portal extends the range of information available on the ProMenPol website to include a site dedicated to e-learning in relation to mental health promotion and a site dedicated to supporting the implementation of mental health promotion in different settings, including workplace.
John DALLI, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy attends the Mental Health Pact Conference - Lisbon, Portugal, 08 November 2010
Organised by the European Commission and Portuguese Ministry of Health with the support of the Belgian Presidency of the EU. 8th- 9th November 2010, Lisbon
Esta publicación se basa en las intervenciones de una reunión dedicada a la salud mental y el bienestar en el lugar de trabajo organizada en 2009 por la OMS. Orienta sobre cómo responder a los desafíos que la vida laboral moderna presenta para la salud mental y el bienestar y superar las barreras existentes para emplear a personas con problemas de salud mental.
Este informe abarca a los 27 países de la UE. Los resultados se presentan para el conjunto de la Europa de los 27 y desglosados por país.
La OMS insta a los programas de desarrollo a incluir las personas con discapacidades mentales y psicosociales.
Empowerment is not a destination, but a journey. With the support of the European Commission Health and Consumers Directorate-General
Organised by the European Commission and Hungarian Ministry of Health with the Support of the Swedish Presidency of the EU and in collaboration with WHO Regional Office for Europe, this is the second of five thematic conferences that until 2011 are to implement the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being.
One in four people experience mental health problems at least once in their lives, and many more are indirectly affected. The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is calling on Member States to develop awareness-raising campaigns, to combat stigma and social exclusion and to improve mental health legislation.
La salud mental "tiene una influencia directa sobre nuestra vida diaria, nuestra familia, en los colegios y el tiempo libre", nos explicó la eurodiputada socialista griega Evangelina Tzampazi, ponente de un informe sobre la materia que será votado por el pleno de la Eurocámara el 18 de febrero. Enfermedades mentales como depresiones están detrás de nueve de cada diez suicidios que se producen en Europa; la prevención es fundamental, y menos costosa tanto para el paciente como para la sociedad.
The video highlights examples of successful mental health initiatives such as the European Alliance Against Depression and initiatives promoting corporate social responsibility in the workplace. The video also reports on the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being, launched by Commissioner for Health, Ms Androulla Vassiliou in June 2008 at an EU high-level conference.
Sometimes, death comes as the natural end to a fulfilled life. At other times though, it comes as an unexpected drama, a fact that is unjust and painful not only for the person who passes away, but also, and even more so, for those left behind. Where do you find support and comfort when you lose someone to a terminal disease or an accident? Who lends you a helping hand? What happens if nobody does?
Gerard Bevers is the first depression sufferer in the Netherlands to be treated with deep brain stimulation. At Amsterdam's AMC academic hospital, thirty gravely compulsive patients have already had electrodes implanted in their brains.
What happens when a woman with mental-health disorders gives birth to a child? Two individual cases show that the outcomes can be very different: Jelena is raising her daughter herself, while Marite can visit her child once a week.
At least 150 minutes per week – that is how long the WHO recommends we spend doing cardio exercises that involve sweating and panting if we are to make appreciable changes to our health. What is more, using this method together with a balanced diet will also provide the cheapest antidepressant free of any side effects.
“Burn-out” syndrome is not scientifically recognised as being an illness. Nevertheless, business is booming with the fashionable diagnosis as never before. Often there are clinical disorders behind the term, which is being used more and more, the unsuccessful treatments of which can have dangerous consequences.
All you have to do is believe in it, be desperate and ready to pay. And pay a small fortune: between 7 and 36 thousand euros. "Healing clinics" promise unproven therapies for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, depression and multiple sclerosis using cells derived - in some cases - from animal foetuses. Panorama submitted a number of fake medical records to 4 such centres. The results border on the incredible.
The article emphasizes the fact that hospice care is about attending to the person, not the illness. The article covers several Europe for Patients initiatives, such as, cancer, mental health and patient safety, and also has a European dimension.
The author refers particularly to a schizophrenia case of a doctor who manages to recover completely, but has to face people’s prejudices afterwards.
The article answered to the public’s negative perceptions on this disease using an authentic tone and brought solutions.
