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130 lines
4.2 KiB
YAML
abstract: 'Objectives The aim of this article is to present an overview of the
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reflections led by various European and international organizations on
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the employment of people with mental disorders.
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Methods This study is based on data from websites of international
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organizations and interviews taken place with a disability specialist at
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the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and members of the European
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Commission.
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Results Unlike the French law of 11 February 2005 which refers expressly
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to psychic disability, this notion is not explicitly dedicated by
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various European and international legal rules. However, these standards
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like the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
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Disabilities have adopted the contemporary model which presents
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disability as the result of an interaction between person and
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environment. Thus they acknowledge that disabled people include people
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suffering from mental disorders because in the person''s environment, a
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psychiatric impairment could lead to limitations of activities or
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restrictions of social participation that constitute a situation of
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disability of psychiatric origin. Therefore, the legal mechanisms often
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do not provide appropriate answers to the characteristics of psychiatric
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disability.
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Besides, negative attitudes, stereotypes and discrimination towards
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people with a psychiatric disability are still observed in the
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workplace, in spite of intensified anti-discrimination legislation.
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This study inventories the different proposals to remedy to substantial
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barriers to the employment of people with a psychiatric condition. In
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the European Union''s strategy for increasing the employment of these
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persons, particular consideration is given to put forward a series of
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key recommendations to improve practices of reasonable accommodation in
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the workplace. Nonetheless, it must be emphasized that it is necessary
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to conceive adequate measures in order to take into account the
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changeability and the unpredictability of mental disorders. Indeed,
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situations of psychiatric disability require flexibility and reactivity
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more than any other situation of disability. The discrimination
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experienced by people with a psychiatric disability is likely to
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continue as long as specific responses are not implemented. In this
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perspective, ILO highlights a number of best practices addressing the
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challenges of psychiatric disabled people''s employment. That is why a
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disability network was created to share knowledge. The great added value
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of this network is the opportunity to share best practices between
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companies, best practices between countries in order to increase the
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ability to include people with mental disorders. Focus is put on
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strategies to combat discrimination in employment, by raising awareness,
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exploring measures and good practices to improve mental health in the
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workplace.
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Conclusion Finally, this study shows similar challenges in the
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prevention of the mental health and the issue of the psychiatric
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handicap, including to remedy to the insufficient attention paid to
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provide reasonable accommodation to persons with mental disorders.'
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affiliation: 'Joly, L (Corresponding Author), Univ Bordeaux, COMPTRASEC, UMR CNRS
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5114, Bordeaux, France.
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Joly, Laurene, Univ Bordeaux, COMPTRASEC, UMR CNRS 5114, Bordeaux, France.'
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author: Joly, Laurene
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author_list:
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- family: Joly
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given: Laurene
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.7202/1041911ar
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eissn: 1708-3923
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files: []
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issn: 0383-6320
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journal: SANTE MENTALE AU QUEBEC
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keywords: 'psychiatric disability; definition; disabled workers; mental health in
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the workplace; international organizations; European Union'
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language: French
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month: FAL
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '20'
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pages: 17-30
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papis_id: aebbabec0efc286b5d675ba4a8bd3ef3
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ref: Joly2017employmentpeople
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times-cited: '0'
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title: Employment of People with Mental Disorders in Terms of the Policies Developed
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by the European and International Institutions
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000418556300003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '9'
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volume: '42'
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web-of-science-categories: Psychiatry
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year: '2017'
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