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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...

    Laura S. Shields, Soumitra Pathare in Administration and Policy in Mental Health… (2014)

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    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...

    Soumitra Pathare, Antonio Ventriglio in Mental Health and Illness in the City (2017)

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    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...

    Soumitra Pathare, Antonio Ventriglio in Mental Health and Illness in the City

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    “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 ...

    Laura Asher, Abebaw Fekadu, Solomon Teferra, Mary De Silva in Globalization and Health (2017)

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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...

    Alexandra Brazinova, Jozef Hasto in Administration and Policy in Mental Health… (2019)

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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...

    Neeraj Gill, Norman Sartorius, Charlene Sunkel in Mental Health and Human Rights (2024)