Preventing the inexcusable human rights violations of people with mental and psychosocial disabilities
Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 17:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Stigma and discrimination lead to pervasive human rights violations against people with mental and psychosocial disabilities in low-income and middle-income countries. The final paper in The Lancet Series on Global Mental Health draws on the views, expertise, and experience of 51 people with mental and psychosocial disabilities from 18 low-income and middle-income countries as well as a review of English language literature including from UN publications, non-governmental organisation reports, press reports, and the academic literature. The report is by Natalie Drew, World Health Organization, Switzerland, and Sylvester Katontoka, Mental Health Users Network of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, and colleagues.