Open AccessPeople with mental illness and human rights: A developing countries perspective
Author(s) -
Vijayalakshmi Poreddi,
Ramachandra,
K. Reddemma,
Suresh Bada Math
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.111447
Subject(s) - mental illness , human rights , perspective (graphical) , harassment , psychiatry , psychology , mental health , medicine , nursing , political science , artificial intelligence , law , computer science
Human rights violations among the people with mental illness were not an uncommon occurrence. The present study was aimed to compare persons with psychiatric illness and their caregivers' perceptions regarding the human rights status of people with mental illness in the community.