Some Reflections On The Consideration By The Body Of Internal Affairs Of Appeals Of Mentally Ill Persons Or Persons With Mental Disorders

This article discusses the specifics of dealing with complaints from the mentally ill or mentally ill, the differences between the mentally ill or mentally ill, and the specifics of dealing with the incapacitated or disabled. The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Appeals of Individuals and Legal Entities" also stipulates that appeals of mentally ill or mentally ill persons, as well as incapacitated or partially incapacitated persons shall not be considered unless addressed by their guardians, trustees or legal representatives suggestions put forward.

Acceptance Study on the Usage of Health-Enabling Technologies in Therapy and Diagnostics for People with Mental Disorders

Mental disorders are widespread among the world’s population and place a high burden on both the people affected and the economy. In this area of health care and prevention major deficits can be found. Health-enabling technologies are being developed in order to provide support in the therapy and diagnostics of mental disorders. However, it is not clear whether patients are open to these technologies and what they expect from a suitable usage. The main goal of this study is to find out what opinions, hopes and fears mentally ill persons have towards a supporting treatment with health-enabling technologies. Personal interviews were conducted with psychiatric patients for that purpose. The evaluation of the interview data revealed a predominantly positive mindset of the participants. In addition to the general question according to the acceptance, requirements and expectations for the use of health-enabling technologies were acquired. In this context the concern of an invasion of privacy was exposed as a major barrier.

Innovation in Community Psychiatry for the Delivery of Mental Health Services: The Sawangi Model

Objectives Can undergraduate medical students (UGs) adopt a village model to identify mentally ill persons in an adopted village successfully? Materials and Methods UGs during their first year adopt a village, and each student adopts seven families in the villages. During the visit, they look after immunization, tobacco and alcohol abuse, nutrition, hygiene, and sanitation. They help in identifying the health needs (including mental health) of the adopted family. The Indian Psychiatric Survey Schedule containing 15 questions covering most of the psychiatric illnesses were used by UGs to identify mental illness in the community. Persons identified as suffering from mental illness were referred to a consultant psychiatrist for confirmation of diagnosis and further management. Statistical Analysis Calculated by percentage of expected mentally ill persons based on prevalence of mental illness in the rural community and is compared with actual number of patients with mental illness identified by the UGs. True-positive, false-positive, and true predictive values were derived. Results In Umri village, UGs were able to identify 269 persons as true positives and 25 as false positives, whereas in Kurzadi village, UGs were able to identify 221 persons as true positives and 35 as false positives. It suggests UGs were able to identify mental illnesses with a good positive predictive value. In Umri village, out of 294 mentally ill patients, it gave a true positive value of 91.49% and a false positive value of 8.5%, whereas in Kurzadi village, out of the 256 mentally ill patients, it gave a true positive value of 86.3% and a false positive value of 13.67%. Conclusion The ratio of psychiatrists in India is approximately 0.30 per 100,000 population due to which psychiatrists alone cannot cover the mental health problems of India. Therefore, we need a different model to cover mental illness in India, which is discussed in this article.

Integrating Mental Health Perspectives into the Legal Discourse on Reproductive Justice in India

The reproductive justice framework envisions a world where all women, including those situated at the intersection of multiple structures of oppression such as class, caste, sexual orientation, disability and mental health, are able to exercise their right to decisional and reproductive autonomy. S. 3(4)(a) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, provides that an abortion cannot be performed on a mentally ill woman without the consent of her guardian. I analyse the Indian Supreme Court’s decision in Suchita Srivastava v. Chandigarh Administration [(2009) 9 SCC 1] in light of contemporary legal developments in the field of disability law and mental health law. The first argument that I make in this paper is that the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, covers persons with mental illness, with the rights in the Act applicable to those with mental illness as well. The second argument rests on the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, which recognizes the right to privacy and dignity of mentally ill persons, including their capacity to make decisions affecting healthcare. I argue that the judgment, while path-breaking in its recognition of the reproductive rights of disabled women, is inimical to the rights of mentally ill women, perpetuating dangerous stereotypes about their ability to exercise choices, and dehumanizing them. It is imperative for the reproductive justice framework to inform legal discourse and judicial decision-making, to fully acknowledge the right to self-determination and bodily integrity of mentally ill persons.

Internalized Stigma, Coping and Social Support with Mental Illness in Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal

Background: There are an increasing number of studies on the subjective experience of stigma amongst mentally ill persons but still few coming from Asian countries, and very few from Nepal. The objective of this study was to look into the experience of internalized stigma in mentally ill persons in Pokhara, Nepal and to compare this with similar studies using ISMI fromother socio-cultural contexts.Methods: A total of 136 patients with mentally ill people attending OPD of Manipal Teaching Hospital, Nepal responded to the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale. This is a 29-item self-report questionnaire with good psychometric properties.Results: Among the participant, majority 69.1% were 18-39 years age and majority 60.3% were female. Half of the participant 51.5% experienced high level of internalized Stigma. Regarding coping strategies, 86% of the participant response they does not avoid telling the health care professionals that they had a history of mental illness, Most 87.5% response they does not avoid going out with friends after receiving psychiatric treatment. Most 83.1% response they attempt to correct their friends if they hold negative views on people with mental illness. Most 65.44% were having High Social Support with Mental illness.Conclusions: Study findings show half of the participants (51.5%) experienced high level of stigma and more than half of the participant (65.44%) were having high social support with mental illness.Keywords: Coping; internalized stigma; mental illness; social support.