Unchaining people with mental disorders: medication is not the solution.

Journal: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

Volume: 212

Issue: 1

Year of Publication: 2019

Affiliated Institutions:  Pershing Square Professor of Global Health and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow,Department of Global Health and Social Medicine,Harvard Medical School,Boston,USA. Professor, Department of Global Health and Population,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Co-founder and Member of Managing Committee,Sangath,Goa,India,Adjunct Professor and Joint Director,Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries,Public Health Foundation of India, and Honorary Professor,London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,UK.

Abstract summary 

Chaining of people with mental disorders, and their incarceration and abuse in prisons or mental hospitals, is an affront to psychiatry and humanity. Although mental healthcare always needs attention to cultural and social contexts, this must never be at the cost of allowing human rights violations to go unchallenged. A rights-based approach must enforce well-established international human rights conventions, and scale-up comprehensive community services around the needs and preferences of people affected by mental disorders. Declaration of interest None.

Authors & Co-authors:  Patel Vikram V Bhui Kamaldeep K

Study Outcome 

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Citations : 
Authors :  2
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1192/bjp.2017.3
SSN : 1472-1465
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Faith Healing
Other Terms
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Publication Country
England