Human rights violations of people with mental and psychosocial disabilities: An unresolved global crisis

The Lancet

Volumn 378, Issue 9803, 2011, Pages 1664-1675

  Drew, Natalie ^a   Funk, Michelle ^a   Tang, Stephen ^b   Lamichhane, Jagannath ^c   Chávez, Elena ^d   Katontoka, Sylvester ^e   Pathare, Soumitra ^f   Lewis, Oliver ^g   Gostin, Lawrence ^h   Saraceno, Benedetto ^i,j  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c Nepal Mental Health Foundation (NMHF)   (Nepal)

^d Alamo Mental Health Service User Organization   (Peru)

^e Mental Health Users Network of Zambia   (Zambia)

^f Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy   (India)

^g Mental Disability Advocacy Center (MDAC)   (Hungary)

^h GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^j Global Initiative on Psychiatry   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL RIGHTS; DETENTION; ECONOMIC RIGHTS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; LAW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLITICAL RIGHTS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REVIEW; SOCIAL RIGHTS; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 80555122848     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61458-X     Document Type: Review

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