Psychosocial disability
WHO guidelines on mental health at work, published by the World Health Organization in 2022, defines psychosocial disability as: ‘Aligned with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is disability that arises when someone with a long-term mental impairment interacts with various barriers that may hinder the person’s full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. Examples of such barriers are discrimination, stigma and exclusion.’
It suggests that psychosocial interventions: ‘…involve interpersonal or informational activities, techniques or strategies to improve health functioning and well-being.24 For mental health, these include psychoeducation, stress management (including relaxation training and mindfulness), emotional or practical social support (including psychological first aid), and various other social and rehabilitative activities, including peer support and supported employment and housing.25 Psychosocial interventions are an umbrella category which includes psychological treatments such as behavioural activation, problem-solving therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT).’
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