Gender, violation of human rights and mental health YULIYA LYAMZINA

Anti-libidinal interventions (ALIs) are a type of crime-preventing neurointervention (CPN) already in use in many jurisdictions. This chapter examines different types of legal regimes under which ALIs might be provided to sex offenders. The types of legal regimes examined are dedicated statutes that directly provide for ALI use, consensual ALI provision under general medical law principles, mental health legislation providing for ALI use (exemplified by the mental health regime in England and Wales), and European human rights law as it pertains to ALI provision. The chapter considers what we might learn from ALIs in respect of likely or possible arrangements for the provision of other CPNs, and draws attention to some ethical issues raised by each of these types of regime, worth keeping in mind when considering arrangements for CPN provision.

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Global mental health should engage with the ethics of involuntary admission

International Journal of Mental Health Systems ◽

10.1186/s13033-021-00448-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Marisha N. Wickremsinhe

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Human Rights ◽

Health Services ◽

Clinical Ethics ◽

Psychiatric Care ◽

Global Mental Health ◽

Mental Healthcare ◽

Involuntary Admission ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Psychosocial Disability

AbstractGlobal mental health, as a field, has focused on both increasing access to mental health services and promoting human rights. Amidst many successes in engaging with and addressing various human rights violations affecting individuals living with psychosocial disabilities, one human rights challenge remains under-discussed: involuntary inpatient admission for psychiatric care. Global mental health ought to engage proactively with the debate on the ethics of involuntary admission and work to develop a clear position, for three reasons. Firstly, the field promotes models of mental healthcare that are likely to include involuntary admission. Secondly, the field aligns much of its human rights framework with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which opposes the discriminatory use of involuntary admission on the basis of psychosocial disability or impairment. Finally, global mental health, as a field, is uniquely positioned to offer novel contributions to this long-standing debate in clinical ethics by collecting data and conducting analyses across settings. Global mental health should take up involuntary admission as a priority area of engagement, applying its own orientation toward research and advocacy in order to explore the dimensions of when, if ever, involuntary admission may be permissible. Such work stands to offer meaningful contributions to the challenge of involuntary admission.

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Thirty Years of Human Rights Study in the Web of Science Database (1990–2020)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18042131 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 2131

Author(s):

Priscilla Paola Severo ◽

Leonardo B. Furstenau ◽

Michele Kremer Sott ◽

Danielli Cossul ◽

Mariluza Sott Bender ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Decision Making ◽

Human Rights ◽

Network Analysis ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Health Issues ◽

Human Beings ◽

Field Of Study ◽

The Web

The study of human rights (HR) is vital in order to enhance the development of human beings, but this field of study still needs to be better depicted and understood because violations of its core principles still frequently occur worldwide. In this study, our goal was to perform a bibliometric performance and network analysis (BPNA) to investigate the strategic themes, thematic evolution structure, and trends of HR found in the Web of Science (WoS) database from 1990 to June 2020. To do this, we included 25,542 articles in the SciMAT software for bibliometric analysis. The strategic diagram produced shows 23 themes, 12 of which are motor themes, the most important of which are discussed in this article. The thematic evolution structure presented the 21 most relevant themes of the 2011–2020 period. Our findings show that HR research is directly related to health issues, such as mental health, HIV, and reproductive health. We believe that the presented results and HR panorama presented have the potential to be used as a basis on which researchers in future works may enhance their decision making related to this field of study.

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Perceptions of Ghanaian traditional health practitioners, primary health care workers, service users and caregivers regarding collaboration for mental health care

BMC Health Services Research ◽

10.1186/s12913-021-06313-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Solomon Nyame ◽

Edward Adiibokah ◽

Yasmin Mohammed ◽

Victor C. Doku ◽

Caleb Othieno ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Human Rights ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Service Users ◽

Traditional Health ◽

Healthcare Needs ◽

Primary Health ◽

Traditional Health Practitioners ◽

Health Practitioners

Abstract Background In low- and middle-income countries, the paucity of conventional health services means that many people with mental health problems rely on traditional health practitioners (THPs). This paper examines the possibility of forging partnerships at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level in two geopolitical regions of Ghana, to maximize the benefits to both health systems. Methods The study was a qualitative cross-sectional survey. Eight (8) focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted between February and April 2014. The views of THPs, PHC providers, service users (i.e. patients) and their caregivers, on the perceived benefits, barriers and facilitators of forging partnerships were examined. A thematic framework approach was employed for analysis. Results The study revealed that underlying the widespread approval of forging partnerships, there were mutual undertones of suspicion. While PHC providers were mainly concerned that THPs may incur harms to service users (e.g., through delays in care pathways and human rights abuses), service users and their caregivers highlighted the failure of conventional medical care to meet their healthcare needs. There are practical challenges to these collaborations, including the lack of options to adequately deal with human rights issues such as some patients being chained and exposed to the vagaries of the weather at THPs. There is also the issue of the frequent shortage of psychotropic medication at PHCs. Conclusion Addressing these barriers could enhance partnerships. There is also a need to educate all providers, which should include sessions clarifying the potential value of such partnerships.

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Moving Toward a Human Rights Approach to Mental Health

Community Mental Health Journal ◽

10.1007/s10597-021-00830-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jim Probert

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Human Rights

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Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health needs of asylum seekers in Australia

Australasian Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/10398562211005445 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 103985622110054

Author(s):

Sarah Mares ◽

Kym Jenkins ◽

Susan Lutton ◽

Louise Newman AM

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Human Rights ◽

Social Isolation ◽

Asylum Seekers ◽

Health Needs ◽

Human Rights Violations ◽

Mental Health Needs

Objective: This paper highlights the significant mental health vulnerabilities of people who have sought asylum in Australia and their additional adversities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Conclusions: Australia’s policies in relation to asylum seekers result in multiple human rights violations and add significantly to mental health vulnerabilities. Despite a majority being identified as refugees, people spend years in personal and administrative limbo and are denied resettlement in Australia. Social isolation and other restrictions associated with Covid-19 and recent reductions in welfare and housing support compound their difficulties. The clinical challenges in working with people impacted by these circumstances and the role of psychiatrists and the RANZCP in advocacy are identified.

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