Reducing stigma and discrimination against older people with mental disorders: a technical consensus statement

Authors

  • Nori Graham Alzheimer’s Disease International
  • James Lindesay Associação Internacional de Psicogeriatria
  • Cornelius Katona Associação Mundial de Psiquiatria
  • José Manoel Bertolote Organização Mundial da Saúde
  • Vincent Camus OMS; Centro colaborador para a Psiquiatria da Pessoa Idosa
  • John R. M. Copeland Federação Mundial para a Saúde Mental
  • Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima OMS; Centro colaborador para a Psiquiatria da Pessoa Idosa
  • Michel Gaillard OMS; Centro colaborador para a Psiquiatria da Pessoa Idosa
  • Marie Christine Gély Nargeot União Internacional da Ciência Psicológica
  • John Gray União Associação Internacional de Gerontologia
  • Lars Jacobsson Organização Mundial da Saúde
  • Mireille Kingma Conselho Internacional das Enfermeiras
  • Nicolas Kühne Federação Mundial dos Terapeutas Ocupacionais
  • Anne O’Loughlin Federação Internacional dos Trabalhadores Sociais
  • Wolfgang Rutz Organização Mundial da Saúde
  • Benedetto Saraceno Organização Mundial da Saúde
  • Zebulon Taintor Associação Mundial de Reabilitação Psiquiátrica
  • Johannes Wancata Associação Mundial de Psiquiatria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832007000100006

Keywords:

Old age psychiatry, psychogeriatrics, elderly people, stigma, discrimination, mental health, mental health care

Abstract

This technical consensus statement is jointly produced by the Old Age Psychiatry section of the World Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization, with the collaboration of several NGOs and the participation of experts from different regions. It is intended to be a tool for (i) promoting debate at all levels on the stigmatization of older people with mental disorders; (ii) outlining the nature, causes and consequences of this stigmatization; and (iii) promoting and suggesting policies, programs and actions to combat this stigmatization.

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Published

2007-01-01

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2007)

Section

Reviews of Literature

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How to Cite

Reducing stigma and discrimination against older people with mental disorders: a technical consensus statement . (2007). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, 34(1), 39-49. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832007000100006