Translation of "Mental " (English → French) :

A horizontal contribution of the Commission could be to generate information and knowledge on the status of mental health in the EU, about the determinants of mental health and the possibilities to tackle mental ill health.

8. Notes that the Green Paper envisages that the first priority forcombating mental ill health is to provide effective and high-quality mental health and treatment services through medical and psychologically-based interventions, which means that suitable infrastructure and sufficient financial resources must be available; believes, however, that the first priority for combating mental ill health should be the same approach as for supporting mental health and preventing mental illness; considers that medical treatment cannot take the place of social factors which maintain the health of society in general; believes that there should be ...[+++] more emphasis on preventing mental ill health through social and environmental interventions accessible to people with mental ill health such as those described in section 6.1 of the Green Paper;

52. Calls for more research into therapeutic and psychological interventions, into the development of more effective drugs with fewer side effects, into determinants of mental disorders and suicide, into outcome measurements for investment in mental health promotion and into methods contributing to successful recovery and remission; calls, in particular, for special attention to be devoted to research into medicines more suitable for children; stresses, moreover, that research must not be confined to pharmaceuticals but must extend to epidemiological, psychological and economic studies on the community and the social determinants of me ...[+++]ntal illness; further calls for an increase in the involvement of service users in all aspects of mental health research;

A. whereas one in four people in Europe experience at least one significant episode of mental ill health during their lives; whereas mental ill health affects everyone in the EU either directly or indirectly, and during the course of any one year 18.4 million people in the European Union aged between 18 and 65 are estimated to suffer from major depression; whereas good mental health enables citizens to be intellectually and emotionally fulfilled and integrated into social, educational and professional life; whereas, conversely, poor mental health gives rise to expense, social exclusion and stigmatisation,

50. Further believes that in addition to treatment, an appropriate social and work environment as well as family and community support are required to prevent mental health problems and improve and promote mental well-being and the therapeutic strategy for and rehabilitation of sufferers of mental disorder; stresses the need for research into environments conducive to mental health and recovery;

8. Believes that different actions will be needed to achieve the three aims of mental health promotion, mental health improvement and mental disorder prevention; believes that the aims of such actions should be to provide appropriate information, to obtain relevant knowledge and to develop appropriate attitudes and skills in order to safeguard the mental and physical health and improve the quality of life of European citizens;