Mental illness from a social model perspective of disability

Translated title of the contribution: Mental illness from a social model perspective of disability

Maribel Cruz Ortiz, M. del Carmen Pérez Rodríguez, Cristina Jenaro Río, Noelia Flores Robaina, Vanessa Vega Córdova

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Abstract

Severe mental illness has had a late entry into the field of disability. The difficulty to understand it beyond its symptoms and the persistence of beliefs and misconceptions that place these people in a situation of high vulnerability help explain this delay. The social model of disability has been criticized for its open political activism by identifying people with disabilities as an oppressed class. However, some elements of this model, together with other approaches, can be useful for promoting social inclusion of this group. Implications of the understanding of severe mental illness within the social model of disability are discussed.

Translated title of the contributionMental illness from a social model perspective of disability
Original languageEnglish
JournalIndex de Enfermeria
Volume20
Issue number3
StatePublished - Jul 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Disability
  • Severe mental illness
  • Social model

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