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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2712-7672</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2713-2919</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">149</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/CP149</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>OPINION</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МНЕНИЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Mental Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Strategies for Mental Disorders in Older Persons: Why Should Governments and Policymakers Care?</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Стратегии улучшения психического здоровья и снижения риска развития психических расстройств у пожилых людей: почему об этом должно позаботиться государство?</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0467-3715</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Rabheru</surname><given-names>Kiran</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Рабхеру</surname><given-names>Киран</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="CA">Canada</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, CCFP, FRCP, DABPN, Geriatric Psychiatrist, Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Chair, Steering Group, Chair of the Board</p></bio><email>kiranrabheru@hotmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">University of Ottawa</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Оттавский университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2022-01-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>01</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>3</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>22</fpage><lpage>28</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2022-01-28"><day>28</day><month>01</month><year>2022</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2022-02-25"><day>25</day><month>02</month><year>2022</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2022, Rabheru K.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2022, Рабхеру К.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2022</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Rabheru K.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Рабхеру К.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/149">https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/149</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>There is no health without mental health. These are both indispensable human rights and are prerequisite to living one’s life with dignity. Unfortunately, mental health systems have been in crisis, with burden of mental illness being among the ten leading healthcare-related issues worldwide, with no measurable reduction in such for over 30 years. Concurrently, the demographic clock continues to tick. Toady’s 703 million people aged 65 or older are projected to reach 1.5 billion by the year 2050. Of these, 20% will suffer with serious mental health conditions. At the heart of the global crisis for older people is ageism, frequently intersecting with ableism, mentalism, sexism, and racism.</p> <p>These biases result in the violation of older peoples’ human rights every day, with the resultant poor quality of life and premature death. They are compounded by major gaps in legislation, policies, and practices, rendering the central transformative promise of the UN’s 2030 Agenda to “Leave No One Behind” a very elusive goal. Evidence-based interventions designed to prevent or reduce the risk of common mental health conditions and psychosocial disability are already available. All governments and policymakers have a major role to play in the promotion of good mental health and the prevention of mental illness by integrating these into public health and general social policy.</p> <p>This requires adopting, implementing, and scaling up of evidence-based, cost-effective interventions to reduce the risk of the development of mental disorders and providing access to adequate treatment when needed for older persons. All governments and policymakers also have a pivotal role to play in leading and supporting a UN convention on the human rights of older people. A UN convention would help combat ageism at the national and international levels by ensuring integration of monitoring and enforcement mechanisms to effectively implement policies and laws that could address discrimination, inequity, and the protection of human rights of older people, including their mental health.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Психическое здоровье не менее важно, чем физическое. Возможность заботиться о своем психическом и физическом состоянии — неотъемлемое право каждого человека и обязательное условие сохранения достоинства. К сожалению, процессы, направленные на сохранение психического здоровья населения, далеки от совершенства. Уже более 30 лет психические заболевания входят в десятку самых проблемных направлений мирового здравоохранения, и предпосылок для улучшения ситуации пока не наблюдается. Население Земли продолжает стареть: если сейчас в мире насчитывается 703 млн людей в возрасте 65 лет и старше, то к 2050 году их количество вырастет до 1,5 млрд. По прогнозам, у 20 % из них будут диагностированы серьезные психические расстройства. Эйджизм — одна из главных причин глобального кризиса в сфере защиты здоровья пожилого населения, наряду с эйблизмом, ментализмом, сексизмом и расизмом.</p> <p>Все эти формы дискриминации ежедневно приводят к нарушению прав пожилых людей, снижению качества их жизни и преждевременной смерти. В значительной степени этому способствуют многочисленные пробелы в законодательной, политической и практической работе. Именно поэтому одна из основных целей, обозначенных в стратегии развития ООН на 2030 год — Leave No One Behind (Не оставлять никого в стороне) — настолько труднодостижима. Тем не менее уже разработаны научно обоснованные инструменты профилактики и минимизации риска развития распространенных психических заболеваний и психосоциальной дезадаптации населения. Ключевую роль в улучшении психического здоровья и профилактики психических заболеваний играют органы государственной власти: от них зависит, будут ли включены эти вопросы в политику общественного здравоохранения и общего социального развития.</p> <p>Для этого необходимо разработать, внедрить и распространить программу научно-обоснованных и экономически эффективных мер по снижению риска развития психических заболеваний, а также создать возможности для организации доступной психиатрической помощи пожилым людям. Во всех странах органы государственной власти должны играть ключевую роль в продвижении принципов конвенции ООН по защите прав пожилых людей. Конвенция ООН по борьбе с эйджизмом предусматривает внедрение специальных механизмов мониторинга на национальном и международном уровнях для эффективного исполнения законодательных мер, направленных на противодействие дискриминации и неравенству, а также на защиту прав пожилых людей, в том числе права на психическое здоровье.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>ageism</kwd><kwd>mental health</kwd><kwd>human rights</kwd><kwd>older person</kwd><kwd>United Nations</kwd><kwd>mental health promotion</kwd><kwd>government</kwd><kwd>policymakers</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>эйджизм</kwd><kwd>психическое здоровье</kwd><kwd>права человека</kwd><kwd>пожилой человек</kwd><kwd>Организация Объединенных Наций</kwd><kwd>улучшение психического здоровья населения</kwd><kwd>государство</kwd><kwd>законодательные меры</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>OHCHR [Internet]. 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