Active Recovery from Mental Illness and Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Abstract

According to statistics provided by the World Health Organization, one in four people will be affected by some form of mental illness at some stage during their lifetime. In terms of psychiatric welfare, the transition from facility care to community care has been promoted in Japan. One of the main symptoms of schizophrenia, which accounts for 60 percent of psychiatric inpatient admissions, is the impairment of cognitive function, which causes various difficulties in day-to-day living. Although schizophrenia tends to be regarded as having the power to overwhelm those who are affected, individuals with schizophrenia have realistic goals and hopes, with many striving every day to make efforts to improve their lives. There is a need for further enhancement of psychiatric rehabilitation in order to support recovery from illnesses and disabilities that cause those affected to question their own mental state.