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Issues Arising in the Application of the CRPD in Practice - Case Histories
In this section, we explore issues that arise during application of the Convention on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in mental health care through a discussion of case histories modelled on...
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Open AccessBarriers and drivers to stakeholder engagement in global mental health projects
Engagement with diverse stakeholders, including policy makers, care providers and service users and communities, is essential for successful implementation of global mental health interventions. Despite being ...
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Open AccessAnalysis of news media reports of suicides and attempted suicides during the COVID-19 lockdown in India
Based on previous experience there is justifiable concern about suicidal behaviour and news media reporting of it during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Open AccessEvaluation of the SPIRIT Integrated Suicide Prevention Programme: study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial in rural Gujarat, India
Suicide is a major public health challenge globally and specifically in India where 36.6% and 24.3% of all suicides worldwide occur in women and men, respectively. The United Nations Sustainable Development Go...
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Open AccessPeer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- and low-income countries: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT)
Peer support is an established intervention involving a person recovering from mental illness supporting others with mental illness. Peer support is an under-used resource in global mental health. Building upo...
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Open AccessAtmiyata, a community-led intervention to address common mental disorders: Study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Gujarat, India
While lay-health worker models for mental health care have proven to be effective in controlled trials, there is limited evidence on the effectiveness and scalability of these models in rural communities in lo...
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Open AccessFeasibility and acceptability of a novel community-based mental health intervention delivered by community volunteers in Maharashtra, India: the Atmiyata programme
Many community-based intervention models for mental health and wellbeing have undergone robust experimental evaluation; however, there are limited accounts of the implementation of these evidence-based interve...
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Implementation Update on Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
The Mental Healthcare (MHCA) has a broad mandate which places obligations on various stakeholders to ensure mental healthcare through rights-based approaches. However, this mandate is likely to be unfulfille...
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Mental Health Care Gap: The Case of the Slovak Republic
This study explored unmet mental health and social care needs in the Slovak Republic and their adverse human rights consequences. We estimated treatment gap for persons aged 15–64 years in year 2015 affected b...
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Open Access“I cry every day and night, I have my son tied in chains”: physical restraint of people with schizophrenia in community settings in Ethiopia
A primary rationale for scaling up mental health services in low and middle-income countries is to address human rights violations, including physical restraint in community settings. The voices of those with ...
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Open AccessPromoting wellbeing and improving access to mental health care through community champions in rural India: the Atmiyata intervention approach
There are limited accounts of community-based interventions for reducing distress or providing support for people with common mental disorders (CMDs) in low and middle-income countries. The recently implemented
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Discrimination in Urban Settings
Stigma against people with mental illness, mental health professionals, and mental health institutions is common around the globe and has been described for a long time. There is no doubt that stigma takes dif...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Discrimination in Urban Settings
Stigma against people with mental illness, mental health professionals, and mental health institutions is common around the globe and has been described for a long time. There is no doubt that stigma takes dif...
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A Review of Barriers to Using Psychiatric Advance Directives in Clinical Practice
Despite advocacy and demand for psychiatric advance directives (PADs), uptake and implementation in clinical practice is low. We examine why PAD implementation has been difficult globally by reviewing barriers...
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Open AccessUnpacking the psychiatric advance directive in low-resource settings: an exploratory qualitative study in Tamil Nadu, India
Psychiatric advance directives, a tool to document preferences for care in advance of decisional incapacity, have been shown to benefit persons with mental illness in a number of countries through improving me...
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Attitudes to people with mental disorders: a mental health literacy survey in a rural area of Maharashtra, India
People with mental disorders experience discrimination as a consequence of stigmatising attitudes that are largely socio-culturally constructed. Thus, there is a need to understand local contexts in order to d...
