TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - Human rights violations of people with mental and psychosocial disabilities: An unresolved global crisis JO - Lancet A1 - Drew, Natalie A1 - Funk, Michelle A1 - Tang, Stephen A1 - Lamichhane, Jagannath A1 - Chávez, Elena A1 - Katontoka, Sylvester A1 - Pathare, Soumitra A1 - Lewis, Oliver A1 - Gostin, Lawrence Ogalthorpe A1 - Saraceno, Benedetto SP - 1664 EP - 1675 VL - 378 IS - 9803 N2 - This report reviews the evidence for the types of human rights violations experienced by people with mental and psychosocial disabilities in low-income and middle-income countries as well as strategies to prevent these violations and promote human rights in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The article 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 organization reports, press reports, and the academic literature.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0140-6736 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61458-X ID - ref1 ER -