Urgency of Social Support in Empowering People with Mental Disorder

Abstract

Mental health problems remain one of the most intractable problems. Mental disorders can lead to the inability of individuals to behave normally, which affects the surrounding social environment. Delayed treatment of people with mental disorders has a detrimental effect on the individual, the family and society. It is often found that families still do not understand how to care for and cope with people with mental disorders, so training and support for families is the most important thing to do. Therefore, the role and support of the family has an important role in preventing relapse of people with mental disorders. Social support is a form of interaction between individuals and their environment to improve well-being and restore individual social functioning. The purpose of this research is to find out how the description of social support for people with social disorders to restore their social functions. This article uses a literature study review method by collecting literature sources, processing and reviewing from journals, e-books, and relevant cases on the topics discussed related to the role of social support for the empowerment of people with mental disorders. The results of this study are 1) social support for people with mental illness, 2) the importance of empowering people with mental disorders, 3) the role of social support in empowering people with mental disorders. So that it can reduce the relapse of people with mental disorders and restore their social functions.