scholarly journals People with mental illness and human rights: A developing countries perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijayalakshmi Poreddi ◽  
Konduru Reddemma ◽  
Ramachandra ◽  
SureshBada Math
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
People With Mental Illness

Human rights of people with mental illness diagnosis: perceptions among service users, family members and health professionals in Tunisia

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayssa Rekhis ◽  
Sami Ouanes ◽  
Abir Ben Hamouda ◽  
Rym Rafrafi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Content Type ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Right ◽  
Main Factor

Purpose This study aims to assess the awareness about the rights of people with mental illness in the main psychiatric hospital in Tunisia among the service users, the family members and the staff. Design/methodology/approach The Convention of Rights of People with Disabilities mandates that State Parties initiate and maintain campaigns and human rights training to promote understanding of the rights of people with mental illnesses, considered as a main factor for their fulfillment. Service users, family members and staff evaluated, through a survey, the importance of ten rights for persons with mental illness, stated in the convention. Findings Disparities were found in the perception of the different rights by and between the three groups. The highest levels of awareness were associated with the freedom from torture or degrading treatment and the right to live with dignity and respect, whereas the lower importance were assigned to the right to participation in recovery plans, to give consent and to exercise legal capacity. Originality/value The lack of awareness and the poor perception of rights of people with mental illness is one of the barriers to their achievement. More training and awareness raising is necessary.

scholarly journals A study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Human Right of Mentally Ill Patient among Community People in Kaski, Pokhara,Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
D. Koirala ◽  
M Silwal ◽  
A Gurung ◽  
R. Gurung ◽  
S. Paudel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Community People

Introduction: Mental health problems raise many human rights issues. People with mental illness are exposed to human rights violation within and outside the health care context. Because of lack of awareness, people with mental illness and their families do not exercise their rights. Psychiatric patients are most vulnerable groups in community. Incidence of violation of rights of mentally ill patients can be avoided if the community people become aware of them. Objective: To assess knowledge regarding human rights and myth of mental illness among community people. Method: A descriptive crosssectional study was conducted among 140 community people of Ritthepani-27, Kaski, Nepal. Non probability convenient sampling technique was adopted to collect the data. Inclusion criteria included head of the family of the selected community who were willing to participate in the study. Data was collected through face to face interview using a structured questionnaire. Results: In the present study, it was found that 46.40% of the community people had inadequate knowledge regarding human rights of mentally ill patients. There was no significant association between demographic variables and knowledge score of the respondents. The study found that more than half of the respondents (51%) had belief that mental illness is not related to physical health. Likewise 36.4% believed mental illness is caused by supernatural power and evil and 30% believed that marriage can cure mental illness. Conclusion: Based on findings, it is concluded that the level of knowledge regarding rights of mentally ill patient is inadequate and there is a high prevalence of myths and misconceptions related to mental illness among the adult population. So, there is need to conduct awareness raising activities in the community.

scholarly journals Factors related to pasung on people with mental illness

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelina Roida Eka ◽  
Novy Helena Catharina Daulima
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
Human Right ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Mental Ilness

Physical restraint and confinement (pasung) by families of people with mental illness is known to occur in many parts of the world Pasung is a common human right violation on people with mental illness found on every country in the world especially in developing countries like Indonesia. In Indonesia the term pasung refers to the physical restraint or confinement of "criminals, crazy and dangerously aggressive people. Despite the classification as Human Right Violation, pasung is constantly performed in Indonesia. In 2018, around 18% people with mental ilness experienced pasung. This study aimed to identify factors related to pasung. The researcher conduct the literature review on the credible sources. Five databases were used including  Science Direct, Proquest, Scopus, Ebsco, and  Google Scholar. Study result identified that factors related to pasung come from person with mental illness, family and community. The pasung phenomena within the community on people with mental illness ironically have a limited sources of research especially the ethnographic study of the said phenomena. Ethnographic study on pasung is important to elucidate the social and cultural meanings of the practice in a variety of settings and cultures especially in Indonesia, which take an enourmous impact within the community including the practice of pasung on people with mental illness.

Impact of Socio-Economic Status in Meeting the Needs of People with Mental Illness; Human Rights Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-250
Author(s):  
Poreddi Vijayalakshmi ◽  
Ramachandra ◽  
Konduru Reddemma ◽  
Suresh Bada Math
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
People With Mental Illness

Public attitudes and the challenge of stigma

2012 ◽  
pp. 5-9
Author(s):  
Graham Thornicroft ◽  
Elaine Brohan ◽  
Aliya Kassam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Changing Knowledge ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

If we deliberately shift focus from stigma to discrimination, there are a number of distinct advantages. First attention moves from attitudes to actual behaviour, not if an employer would hire a person with mental illness, but if he or she does. Second, interventions can be tried and tested to see if they change behaviour towards people with mental illness, without necessarily changing knowledge or feelings. The key candidates as active ingredients to reduce stigma are: (i) at the local level, direct social contact with people with mental illness; and (ii) social marketing techniques at the national level. Third, people who have a diagnosis of mental illness can expect to benefit from all the relevant anti-discrimination policies and laws in their country or jurisdiction, on a basis of parity with people with physical disabilities. Fourth, a discrimination perspective requires us to focus not upon the ‘stigmatized’ but upon the ‘stigmatizer’. In sum, this means sharpening our sights upon human rights, upon injustice, and upon discrimination as actually experienced by people with mental illness.

Human rights of people with mental illness: determining knowledge and attitude of nursing students in Enugu state Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peace Njideka Iheanacho ◽  
Chisom Joy Mbadugha ◽  
Chinenye Juliet Anetekhai ◽  
Chinenye Ifeoma Ubah ◽  
Adaobi Lilian Obiekwu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Content Type ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Purpose Human right is a phenomenon universal to all but greatly significant for disadvantaged groups like people with mental illness who due to the limitations of their illness cannot assert their rights. This study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of nursing students regarding the human rights of people with mental illness. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive study was conducted among 72 nursing students purposively selected from two nursing schools in Enugu, Nigeria. Data were collected using a 38 item literature-based questionnaire developed by the researchers. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach’s alpha model with 0.812 coefficients. Findings Participants 32 (44.4%) demonstrated moderate knowledge regarding the human rights of people with mental illness. The attitude of nursing students towards the right of people with mental illness was positive (2.81). There is no significant difference in knowledge between students of the two schools, p = 0.199 (>0.05). However, the study showed that students from basic nursing school had a more favourable attitude towards the rights of people with mental illness compared to the post-basic nursing students, p = 0.050 (<0.05). Originality/value The rising incidence of human right violation in mental health practice indicates the need to assess the knowledge and attitude of the future workforce who play a critical role in the care and management of people with mental illness. The nursing curriculum should provide nursing students in their various institutions of training, sufficient information on the human rights of people with mental illness. Also, a legal structure in Nigeria for people with mental illness is imperative to protect them from gross human rights violations.

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