Debate sobre psicofobia

Antônio Geraldo da Silva; João Romildo Fanucci Bueno; Alfredo José Minervino; Helena Maria Calil; Maria de Fatima Viana de Vasconcellos; Analice de Paula Gigliotti; Fernando Portela Camara; Luiz Carlos Illafont Coronel; André Luis Simões Brasil Ribeiro

doi:10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2016.846

Authors

Antônio Geraldo da Silva Presidente da ABP https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3423-7076
João Romildo Fanucci Bueno Médico psiquiatra
Alfredo José Minervino Professor da Universidade Federal da Paraíba, e tesoureiro da ABP
Helena Maria Calil Professora da Universidade São Paulo, membra da ABRATA - Associação Brasileira de Familiares, Amigos e Portadores de Transtornos Afetivos
Maria de Fatima Viana de Vasconcellos Médica psiquiatra
Analice de Paula Gigliotti Diretora da APERJ
Fernando Portela Camara Professor Associado da UFRJ
Luiz Carlos Illafont Coronel Coordenador da Saúde Mental do Rio Grande do Sul
André Luis Simões Brasil Ribeiro Presidente da Associação Psiquiátrica da Bahia, APB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2016.846

Keywords:

mental disorders, psychophobia, prejudice, discrimination, stigma

Abstract

About 400 million people in the world suffer from mental disorders according to data released by the World Health Organization. Most of these people suffer or have already suffered from psychophobia and even took a long time to seek medical help due to prejudice. The Brazilian Association of Psychiatry seeks every day to make people aware that psychophobia must be fought and the importance of seeking medical help at the slightest sign. As a result of their fight, April 12th is now marked as the day to face psychophobia.