Artículo de revista
Stigma and psychiatric care in Latin America: its inclusion on the universal health coverage agenda
Fecha
2015Registro en:
BJPSYCH International Volume 12 Number 4 November 2015
Autor
Acuña, Cecilia
Sepúlveda Jara, Rafael
Salgado, Osvaldo
Institución
Resumen
In 2014, the Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO) approved Resolution CP53.R14,
which aimed to provide a framework for
universal access to health and universal health
coverage. It sets the stage for the inclusion
of psychiatric practice within the provision of
universal healthcare and highlights the fight against stigma. We propose to concentrate
our efforts on changing the model of medical
management. To that end, we are promoting
the inclusion of mental health patients within
the daily routine of primary care centres, thus
allowing them to interact with other users of
health services on a regular basis.