Community Therapeutic Space for Women with Schizophrenia: A New Innovative Approach for Health and Social Recovery
Women with schizophrenia have distinct health and social needs compared to men. The Mutua Terrassa Functional Unit for Women with Schizophrenia has designed a new intervention called the Community Therapeutic Space (CTS), which is based on individual and group interventions focused on physical and m...
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| author | Mentxu Natividad María Emilia Chávez Ariadna Balagué Jennipher Paola Paolini Pep Picó Raquel Hernández Nerea Dalmau Elisa Rial Mireia Salvador Eduard Izquierdo Laura Vergara Ricardo León Marta Armero José Antonio Monreal Alexandre González-Rodríguez |
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| description | Women with schizophrenia have distinct health and social needs compared to men. The Mutua Terrassa Functional Unit for Women with Schizophrenia has designed a new intervention called the Community Therapeutic Space (CTS), which is based on individual and group interventions focused on physical and mental health, and social factors. We carried out a narrative review focusing on green and blue spaces, climate change, light, digitalization and health, and gynecological screening in women with schizophrenia, to propose content for seven topics of the CTS. The personalized space offers individual appointments with mental health professionals with particular attention to pharmacological and social issues. The health space focuses mainly on groups of healthy habits, and links women to community activities. The interaction space focuses mainly on social connections, and the connection with nature. The content of these three spaces has been divided into seven colors: green and blue corners (related to green and blue spaces), red corner (climate change), yellow corner (light and health), white corner (mainly focused on mindfulness), black corner (digitalization in healthcare), and purple corner (related to gynecological screening). In the future, peer-to-peer and volunteer programs may help our healthcare unit to ensure and maintain the positive effects of these interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6e05bcbcb64a4ef68fead1b2d6ae84c82025-06-25T14:31:42ZengMDPI AGWomen2673-41842025-04-01521310.3390/women5020013Community Therapeutic Space for Women with Schizophrenia: A New Innovative Approach for Health and Social RecoveryMentxu Natividad0María Emilia Chávez1Ariadna Balagué2Jennipher Paola Paolini3Pep Picó4Raquel Hernández5Nerea Dalmau6Elisa Rial7Mireia Salvador8Eduard Izquierdo9Laura Vergara10Ricardo León11Marta Armero12José Antonio Monreal13Alexandre González-Rodríguez14Department of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainPrimary Care Services, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainPrimary Care Services, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Mental Health, Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, University of Barcelona (UB), 5 Dr Robert Square, 08221 Terrassa, SpainWomen with schizophrenia have distinct health and social needs compared to men. The Mutua Terrassa Functional Unit for Women with Schizophrenia has designed a new intervention called the Community Therapeutic Space (CTS), which is based on individual and group interventions focused on physical and mental health, and social factors. We carried out a narrative review focusing on green and blue spaces, climate change, light, digitalization and health, and gynecological screening in women with schizophrenia, to propose content for seven topics of the CTS. The personalized space offers individual appointments with mental health professionals with particular attention to pharmacological and social issues. The health space focuses mainly on groups of healthy habits, and links women to community activities. The interaction space focuses mainly on social connections, and the connection with nature. The content of these three spaces has been divided into seven colors: green and blue corners (related to green and blue spaces), red corner (climate change), yellow corner (light and health), white corner (mainly focused on mindfulness), black corner (digitalization in healthcare), and purple corner (related to gynecological screening). In the future, peer-to-peer and volunteer programs may help our healthcare unit to ensure and maintain the positive effects of these interventions.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4184/5/2/13womengenderschizophreniahealthsocial interaction |
| spellingShingle | Mentxu Natividad María Emilia Chávez Ariadna Balagué Jennipher Paola Paolini Pep Picó Raquel Hernández Nerea Dalmau Elisa Rial Mireia Salvador Eduard Izquierdo Laura Vergara Ricardo León Marta Armero José Antonio Monreal Alexandre González-Rodríguez Community Therapeutic Space for Women with Schizophrenia: A New Innovative Approach for Health and Social Recovery Women women gender schizophrenia health social interaction |
| title | Community Therapeutic Space for Women with Schizophrenia: A New Innovative Approach for Health and Social Recovery |
| title_full | Community Therapeutic Space for Women with Schizophrenia: A New Innovative Approach for Health and Social Recovery |
| title_fullStr | Community Therapeutic Space for Women with Schizophrenia: A New Innovative Approach for Health and Social Recovery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community Therapeutic Space for Women with Schizophrenia: A New Innovative Approach for Health and Social Recovery |
| title_short | Community Therapeutic Space for Women with Schizophrenia: A New Innovative Approach for Health and Social Recovery |
| title_sort | community therapeutic space for women with schizophrenia a new innovative approach for health and social recovery |
| topic | women gender schizophrenia health social interaction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4184/5/2/13 |
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