One of the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the worsening of the symptomatology of mental disorders. The number of people with mental disorders has increased and pre-existing mental disorders have worsened, in many cases. Psychopharmacology alone is not sufficient for the treatment of conditions such as schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, among others, and the combined use of psychopharmacology and non-pharmacological interventions is recommended by international guidelines. Despite this, most people around the world do not have access to non-pharmacological interventions and when they are diagnosed with a mental disorder, only psychopharmacological drugs are prescribed. In other cases, although non-pharmacological interventions, for example psychotherapy, are also prescribed, this response takes a long time.
Considering the low success rate in the rehabilitation of people with mental illness when only medication is prescribed, a paradigm shift is urgent, so that more and more non-pharmacological interventions are prescribed, extending this response to the population.
This research topic intends to contribute to the advancement of science regarding non-pharmacological interventions in mental disorders, alerting to its importance for the psychosocial rehabilitation of the person in the community they live. We aim to disseminate the efficacy or otherwise of various types of non-pharmacological interventions, such as models based on patient-centered care, cognitive-behavioral interventions, integrated plans using healthy lifestyles, influence of diet, exercise, and sleep, and others. Mental health promotion and disease prevention interventions will also be accepted.
We aim to produce knowledge through the publication of high-quality articles that aim to show the effectiveness of various types of non-pharmacological interventions in the rehabilitation process of the person with mental disorders or interventions that promote mental health and prevent disease. We welcome original research papers, review articles, protocols from experimental studies, as long as they are related to the topic.
One of the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the worsening of the symptomatology of mental disorders. The number of people with mental disorders has increased and pre-existing mental disorders have worsened, in many cases. Psychopharmacology alone is not sufficient for the treatment of conditions such as schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, among others, and the combined use of psychopharmacology and non-pharmacological interventions is recommended by international guidelines. Despite this, most people around the world do not have access to non-pharmacological interventions and when they are diagnosed with a mental disorder, only psychopharmacological drugs are prescribed. In other cases, although non-pharmacological interventions, for example psychotherapy, are also prescribed, this response takes a long time.
Considering the low success rate in the rehabilitation of people with mental illness when only medication is prescribed, a paradigm shift is urgent, so that more and more non-pharmacological interventions are prescribed, extending this response to the population.
This research topic intends to contribute to the advancement of science regarding non-pharmacological interventions in mental disorders, alerting to its importance for the psychosocial rehabilitation of the person in the community they live. We aim to disseminate the efficacy or otherwise of various types of non-pharmacological interventions, such as models based on patient-centered care, cognitive-behavioral interventions, integrated plans using healthy lifestyles, influence of diet, exercise, and sleep, and others. Mental health promotion and disease prevention interventions will also be accepted.
We aim to produce knowledge through the publication of high-quality articles that aim to show the effectiveness of various types of non-pharmacological interventions in the rehabilitation process of the person with mental disorders or interventions that promote mental health and prevent disease. We welcome original research papers, review articles, protocols from experimental studies, as long as they are related to the topic.
