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Social exclusion and mental health – how people with mental health problems are disadvantaged: an overview

Social exclusion and mental health – how people with mental health problems are disadvantaged: an... Purpose – This paper aims to provide an overview of social exclusion and the way in which people with mental health problems are excluded from mainstream society in contemporary Britain. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents the main findings of the work of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Scoping Group on Social Exclusion and Mental Health. Findings – An individual is socially excluded if he or she does not participate in key activities of the society in which he or she lives. People with mental health problems, particularly those with long‐term psychoses, are among the most excluded groups in the UK. They may be excluded from material resources (poverty), from socially valued productive activity, from social relations and neighborhoods, from civic participation and from health and health services. Originality/value – The findings of the Scoping Group provide an up to date view of the exclusion in people with mental health problems in the UK. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mental Health and Social Inclusion Emerald Publishing

Social exclusion and mental health – how people with mental health problems are disadvantaged: an overview

Mental Health and Social Inclusion , Volume 15 (3): 10 – Aug 15, 2011

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
2042-8308
DOI
10.1108/20428301111165690
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Abstract

Purpose – This paper aims to provide an overview of social exclusion and the way in which people with mental health problems are excluded from mainstream society in contemporary Britain. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents the main findings of the work of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Scoping Group on Social Exclusion and Mental Health. Findings – An individual is socially excluded if he or she does not participate in key activities of the society in which he or she lives. People with mental health problems, particularly those with long‐term psychoses, are among the most excluded groups in the UK. They may be excluded from material resources (poverty), from socially valued productive activity, from social relations and neighborhoods, from civic participation and from health and health services. Originality/value – The findings of the Scoping Group provide an up to date view of the exclusion in people with mental health problems in the UK.

Journal

Mental Health and Social InclusionEmerald Publishing

Published: Aug 15, 2011

Keywords: Mental illness; Social exclusion; Poverty; Inequality; Recovery

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