scholarly journals The Right to Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Psichologija ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 38-52
Author(s):  
Neringa Grigutytė ◽  
Karilė Levickaitė ◽  
Ugnė Grigaitė
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
General Population ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health And Human Rights ◽  
Legal Obligations ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties ◽  
The Right

The relationship between mental health and human rights is integral and interdependent. There are clinical, social and economic reasons, as well as moral and legal obligations to advance mental health care as fundamental to human rights. Significant considerations for this matter are especially crucial when addressing the COVID-19 pandemic across the world. The aim of this research study was to analyse the responses to the ongoing pandemic, concerning the human rights of persons with psychosocial disabilities and the right to the mental health of the general population, in Lithuania. Methods included online surveys, semi-structured interviews, and a focus group. This article presents the results as a complex picture containing lived experiences of mental health difficulties of the general population, barriers to accessing the needed support and services, as well as analysis of violations of human rights. It also highlights the need for more research on the long-term consequences of the pandemic and lockdowns on the mental health of the population; also, on how human rights of persons with mental health conditions, and especially those with psychosocial disabilities, can be better ensured and protected in Lithuania. 

Universal rights and mental illness in Ireland

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 114-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Rush ◽  
Declan Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Amnesty International ◽  
Legal Obligations ◽  
Promotional Campaign ◽  
The Right ◽  
International Conventions

The human rights group Amnesty International has recently expanded the range of rights it promotes to include the right of persons with mental illness to enjoy the best available mental health care. The Irish section of Amnesty has launched a report and promotional campaign on the rights of persons with mental illness, using internationally recognised norms of best practice reflected in international conventions that generate binding legal obligations of the Irish state. The report is critical of piecemeal reforms and inadequate resourcing of mental health services, and calls for a more comprehensive implementation of the recommendations of domestic and international reports.

scholarly journals The Effects of Violence Against Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Magdalena Roxana Necula ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
World Health ◽  
Specialized Treatment ◽  
Health And Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Organizations ◽  
Effects Of Violence ◽  
Violence Against Girls

This paper is addressing a theoretical review of the violence against women, as reported and described by world health and human rights organizations, but also by women's advocacy and NGOs for women's rights. There were sketched the main definitions and framing of the acts of violence against girls and women, as well as the effects of violence against women, individually – on the physical, emotional, and mental health of the victim - and socially, in terms of long-term costs in providing support and specialized treatment to victims and their caregivers.

Treating Refugee Victims of Torture: The Rocky Mountain Survivors Program

1997 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Van Arsdale
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Health And Human Rights ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
The Right ◽  
Rights Issues

This paper, and indeed the project it represents, is about moving from theory to practice. It is about doing so under trying circumstances—certainly for the professionals involved, but more for the clients and intended beneficiaries. It is about a search for "the right stuff" in one community's quest to better serve refugees and immigrants, particularly those that have been severely traumatized and/or tortured. At the broadest level, it is about applying anthropology and psychology as part of a multifaceted effort to deal with mental health and human rights issues.

Mental Health and Human Rights: Brazil and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Jurisprudence

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-260
Author(s):  
Carla Aparecida Arena Ventura
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Health Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Health And Human Rights ◽  
The Right ◽  
Mental Health Policies

International human rights instruments are important to mental health as a source of international scrutiny of mental health policies and practices. Nevertheless, people with mental illnesses continue to have their rights violated in different settings and situations. The aim of this research was to bring to light human rights violations targeting persons with mental illness judged by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), focusing on countries that ratified or adhered to the American Convention on Human Rights and accepted the jurisdiction of IACHR. Data were collected at the IACHR site through the reading of the Court’s judgments. The research resulted in the case of Damião Ximenes Lopes v. Brazil, which was analysed based on the international and regional human rights framework, specifically focusing on the right to health and mental health, highlighting the intersection between this framework and the mental health law, policies and services in Brazil.

scholarly journals COVID-19 raises a health and human rights imperative to advance a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. e007710
Author(s):  
Benjamin Mason Meier ◽  
Victoria Matus ◽  
Maximillian Seunik
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Healthy Ageing ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Health And Human Rights ◽  
Legal Obligations ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Pandemic Response ◽  
The Right

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the inequitable health harms and human rights violations faced by older persons, raising a need to support healthy ageing policy as a human rights imperative. However, international human rights law has long neglected the health-related human rights of older persons. Drawing from evolving advocacy efforts to advance the rights of older persons through the United Nations (UN), tentative initial steps have been taken at the regional level, with states in the Americas codifying intersectional rights obligations underlying health through the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons. These international and regional efforts provide a foundation to advance the right to health for older persons. Amid an ongoing demographic transition and an inequitable pandemic response, the prospective UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons provides a crucial opportunity to elaborate and uphold the international legal obligations necessary to facilitate healthy ageing.

A Long-Term Study of What Best Predicts Graduating From University Versus Leaving Prior to Graduation

2021 ◽  
pp. 152102512098799
Author(s):  
Teena Willoughby ◽  
Victoria W. Dykstra ◽  
Taylor Heffer ◽  
Joelle Braccio ◽  
Hamnah Shahid
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
First Year ◽  
Long Term Study ◽  
Enrollment Status ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties ◽  
University Degree ◽  
The University

Despite the importance of obtaining a university degree, retention rates remain a concern for many universities. This longitudinal study provides a multi-domain examination of first-year student characteristics and behaviors that best predict which students graduate. Graduation status was assessed seven years after students entered university. Participants (N = 1017; 71% female; mean age in Year 1 was 19 years) enrolled in a Canadian mid-sized university completed a survey, provided their enrollment status over the next 6 years (regardless of whether they left university), and consented to have their grades and status provided by the Registrar. Overall, 79% of students graduated by Year 7 (44% in 4 years). The strongest predictor of graduation was first-year grades. Social engagement in the university also predicted graduation. Surprisingly, mental health was not a significant predictor of graduation. Only a minority of students may experience mental health difficulties to such an extent that it affects their ability to succeed at university.

scholarly journals COVID-19 pandemic related long-term chronic stress on the prevalence of depression and anxiety in the general population

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian Qi ◽  
Ting Hu ◽  
Qi-Qi Ge ◽  
Xiao-Na Zhou ◽  
Jia-Mei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Population ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Factors Associated

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted for more than 1 year, causing far-reaching and unprecedented changes in almost all aspects of society. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression and anxiety, and explore the factors associated with it. Methods A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted to assess mental health problems from February 2 to February 9, 2021 by using patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7). The insomnia severity index (ISI), demographic data and COVID-19 related variables were measured by a self-designed questionnaire. The factors associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms were identified by Pearson chi-square test and binary logistic regression analysis. Results In the study that 1171 participants enrolled, the overall prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms among general people was 22.6 and 21.4% respectively in the present study. Living alone was a potential risk factor for depressive symptoms, while regular exercises was a potential protective factor. The prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms was significantly associated with the severity of insomnia symptoms and the negative feelings about pandemic. Conclusion COVID-19 pandemic- related chronic stress has brought about profound impacts on long-term mental health in the general population. The level of insomnia and a negative attitude towards the pandemic are significantly correlated with unfavorable mental health. However, we failed to found a significant association of age and gender with the mental health symptoms, although they were recognized as well-established risk factors during the outbreak by some other studies. This discrepancy may be because the acute and chronic effects of the pandemic are influenced by different factors, which reminds that more attention should be paid to the intrinsic psychological factors and physical reactions towards COVID-19.

scholarly journals Adult Male’s Penile Size Measurement and Its Affecting Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Mikhael San Putra Wijanarko ◽  
Cathelin Stella ◽  
Gian Oktavianto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Population ◽  
Measurement Method ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Systemic Diseases ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Size Measurement ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The Right

Background: In the general population, it is estimated that 91% of adult males perceive their penile size to be smaller than average. Concern about penile size can affect one’s self-esteem, which then affects its sexual function, satisfaction, as well as physical and mental health. Therefore, accurate penile measurements are needed for clinical and academic purposes. Reviews: Measurement of penile size can be performed in an erect, stretched, even flaccid condition. However, from various researches, there is no standardization of such a measurement method. Various researches have carried out average penile measurement but many factors can affect these results such as race, genital conditions, systemic diseases, surgical procedures, and aging.  Summary: There is no internationally agreed way of measuring an adult male's penis and many other factors can make the results of penile measurements vary. Proper measurement and finding out the right average of penile size in adult male with regard to other affecting factors, will be indispensable for both clinical and academic purposes.

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