Wieloaspektowe działania na rzecz profilaktyki i wsparcia osób zdrowiejących oraz zagrożonych kryzysem psychicznym

Abstract

The problems of people with psychological disorders are often forgotten or abandoned in the disputes of special pedagogy. It is widely believed that issues related to mental health are the domain of medical science. The situation of people with mental disorders is more difficult than in the case of other types of disability. Specificity of these disorders is often vague. Due to their etiology which is hard to identify, onset, multitude and variety of symptoms, dynamics of the disease progression, characteristics of remission and necessity of many months or even years of therapy, people suffering from mental disorders live on the margins of society much more frequently than other disabled people (cf. Brzezińska). The present article is aimed at pointing out the significance of the support for people during and after psychological crises from the special pedagogy perspective. Big excerpts of the text are the result of personal reflections, experience and thoughts of a person recovering from a psychological crisis.