The Graduation Thesis provides a brief overview of the history of mental health from a social point of view, which forms the basis for further thinking about mental health in different areas. This is followed by a comparison of mental health across different historical periods in Asia, America, Europe and, last but not least, in Slovenia. Since phenomenology has proved in connection with mental health as a very successful method, that studies the human being and his entire environment, this thesis deals with this field as well. An important part of this work is also the stigmatization of people with mental health problems, since people who use various services in the field of mental health, are still pushed to the edge of the society form the surroundings, which prevents them from being freely included in the wider society, it also contains thoughts about a mental illness label. The basis for the entire thesis represents mental health, which I define from the medical (traditional), phenomenological, legal and social (constructivist) point of view, and the needs of the users of social and mental services. The original purpose of this thesis was to determine the general understanding of the inhabitants of the Ribnica and Kočevje in the area of mental health, and whether the offer of services in the field of mental health is proportional to the actual needs of the population. I analyzed the interviews on the basis of research questions that I divided into different sections, such as: general understanding of mental health, mental health services in region of Ribnica and Kočevje, needs, social network and experience with instituional treatment. After completing the analysis, I can say that the current needs of the population certainly exceed the currently offered mental health services, and that most people have at least one negative experience with institutions or with institutional treatment. I will higlight the lack of mental health services in the pre-mentioned area, as the number of people with mental health problems increases day by day, while the services provided in this area remain the same.
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