El papel de la familia es vital. Los trastornos mentales de un paciente surgen de sus relaciones con su familia y comunidad. En la medida en que una familia se apropie del problema, participe en el tratamiento y ayude a solucionarlo, es mucho mas fácil para el paciente tener mayores posibilidades de recuperarse. Por lo…
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EFEMERIDES DE LA SALUD MENTAL
22 de Julio DIA MUNDIAL DEL CEREBRO Cada 22 de Julio se celebra el Dia Mundial del Cerebro, una fecha para promover los cuidados preventivos y generar conciencia sobre las enfermedades silenciosas que pueden desgastarlo Para un mejor bienestar cerebral, el Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (INECO) recomienda: Mantenerse estimulado cognitivamente: Tratar de hacer cosas que…
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Let’s Re-open the Hospital!
In 1985 when I first celebrated Mass in “La Ocho”, the infamous Municipal Jail in Tijuana, I met inmates, both men and women, living on the top tier of this dilapidated jail who were profoundly mentally ill. Sister Maru explained that theses were people who were in desperate need of mental health treatment; and, sadly…
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Great News
The fund to re-open the St. Ignacio Mental Hospital has received special boost from a long-term supporter who announced they would match all donations up to a total amount to $25,000 ! The anonymous gift was made in the memory of Dr. Anita Figueredo, who played an integral part as a collaborator in the initial…
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