Mental Health In South Asia Ethics Resources Programs And Legislation

Author : Jitendra Kumar Trivedi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401790175
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mental Health in South Asia: Ethics, Resources, Programs and Legislation written by Jitendra Kumar Trivedi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asia is by far the largest continent in the world in terms of area with population exceeding 3.5 billion and has dozens of cultures, religions, languages and ethnic groups. As a result of its highly varied political systems, Asia also spawns a wide variety of health care systems including mental health care systems, often based on historical roots and at times colonial heritages. The people who suffer from mental or neurological disorders in the continent form a vulnerable section of society and often face stigma, discrimination and marginalization in all societies, and this increases the likelihood that their human rights will be violated This book tackles the issue of mental health legislation in South Asia. The first of its kind, it addresses an issue that is necessary for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders and serves as an essential text for reinforcing mental health policy in South Asia. It is a timely addition to our global understanding of mental health and how different regions address it.

Author : S. M. Yasir Arafat
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819991536
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Access to Mental Health Care in South Asia written by S. M. Yasir Arafat and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brendan D. Kelly
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000984915
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Mental Health Law written by Brendan D. Kelly and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental health law is a rapidly evolving area of practice and research, with growing global dimensions. This work reflects the increasing importance of this field, critically discussing key issues of controversy and debate, and providing up-to-date analysis of cutting-edge developments in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Australia. This is a timely moment for this book to appear. The United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) sought to transform the landscape in which mental health law is developed and implemented. This Convention, along with other developments, has, to varying degrees, informed sweeping legislative reforms in many countries around the world. These and other developments are discussed here. Contributors come from a wide range of countries and a variety of academic backgrounds including ethics, law, philosophy, psychiatry, and psychology. Some contributions are also informed by lived experience, whether in person or as family members. The result is a rich, polyphonic, and sometimes discordant account of what mental health law is and what it might be. The Handbook is aimed at mental health scholars and practitioners as well as students of law, human rights, disability studies, and psychiatry, and campaigners and law- and policy-makers.

Author : Harry Minas
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1489979999
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific written by Harry Minas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This far-reaching volume analyzes the social, cultural, political, and economic factors contributing to mental health issues and shaping treatment options in the Asian and Pacific world. Multiple lenses examine complex experiences and needs in this vast region, identifying not only cultural issues at the individual and collective levels, but also the impacts of colonial history, effects of war and disasters, and the current climate of globalization on mental illness and its care. These concerns are located in the larger context of physical health and its determinants, worldwide goals such as reducing global poverty, and the evolving mental health response to meet rising challenges affecting the diverse populations of the region. Chapters focus on countries in East, Southeast, and South Asia plus Oceania and Australia, describing: · National history of psychiatry and its acceptance. · Present-day mental health practice and services. · Mental/physical health impact of recent social change. · Disparities in accessibility, service delivery, and quality of care. · Collaborations with indigenous and community approaches to healing. · Current mental health resources, the state of policy, and areas for intervention. A welcome addition to the global health literature, Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific brings historical depth and present-day insight to practitioners providing services in this diverse area of the world as well as researchers and policymakers studying the region.

Author : Richard M. Duffy
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811550093
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 written by Richard M. Duffy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively discusses the background to the passing of India's revolutionary Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, offering a detailed description of the Act itself and a rigorous analysis in the context of the CRPD and the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for mental health law. It examines the fine balance, between complying with the CRPD while still delivering practical, humane, and implementable legislation. It explores how this legislation was shaped by the WHO standards and provides insights into areas where the Indian legislators deviated from these guidelines and why. Taking India as an example, it highlights what is possible in other low- and middle-income countries. Further it covers key issues in mental health, identifying potential competing interests and exploring the difficulties and limitations of international guidelines. The book is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, non-governmental organizations and all mental healthcare workers in India and anyone studying human rights law.

Author : Hussam Jefee-Bahloul
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190622725
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Telemental Health in Resource-Limited Global Settings written by Hussam Jefee-Bahloul and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume covers the implementation of telemental health (TMH) in resource-limited global settings. It focuses on the current state of the technology, the different modalities, and the emergence of mobile-health

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241514019
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mental Health Atlas 2017 written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects together data compiled from 177 World Health Organization Member States/Countries on mental health care. Coverage includes policies, plans and laws for mental health, human and financial resources available, what types of facilities providing care, and mental health programmes for prevention and promotion.

Author : K. S. Jacob
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1498766951
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychiatric Presentations in General Practice written by K. S. Jacob and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical schools currently use specialist perspectives on psychiatric disorders to train physicians, nurses and health professionals. This results in a lack confidence among non-psychiatric health professionals, which reduces their ability to manage common mental health conditions in primary care and secondary hospitals. This book is a practical guide to common mental health conditions encountered in general medical practice.

Author : Chris Bevan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 104002811X
Total Pages : 615 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Global Perspectives on Homelessness, Law & Policy written by Chris Bevan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-06 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides a comprehensive global survey and assessment of the law and policy relating to homelessness prevention. Homelessness is regarded internationally as one of the most pressing issues facing humanity and one of the greatest social challenges of our times. This has been further amplified as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Across the globe, there is an enormous divergence in both experiences of and responses to homelessness from governments and state actors. This handbook examines how different jurisdictions from across all five continents of the world have encountered, framed and responded to homelessness. Written by expert scholars and leaders in their field, the book engages in a multidisciplinary and comparative analysis of homelessness as an issue of acute social concern. Understandings of homelessness are geographically, culturally and historically situated, making analysis of each jurisdiction’s approach by a national expert deeply insightful. The collection examines legal and extra-legal policy interventions targeted at reducing or preventing homelessness from across the globe. Drawing on diverse perspectives, differing cultures and welfare regimes, it thus constitutes a timely evaluation of current approaches to homelessness internationally. This book will appeal to students and scholars of homelessness, sociology, social policy, anthropology, and urban sociology, as well as international and national policymakers.

Author : Mark D. Terjesen
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030825558
Total Pages : 579 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a Global Context written by Mark D. Terjesen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a new approach to understanding the history and practice of cognitive-behavior therapy by presenting country profiles in 38 countries located around the world. The objectives of this edited volume are to provide a broad understanding of the practice of CBT internationally as well as country specific practices that will provide researchers and practitioners with important information for consideration in the application of CBT. The book begins with an introductory chapter by the editors that discusses the history of CBT and the efforts to globalize and disseminate the science and practice of CBT as well as the unique cultural and international variables. The subsequent chapters offer detailed country profiles of the history and practice of CBT from around the globe. More specifically, chapters will provide an overview of the country, a history of psychotherapy in the country, current regulations regarding psychotherapy provision, professional and cognitive behavior therapy organizations, training opportunities/programs in CBT, populations most frequently worked with using CBT in the country, the use and adaptation of CBT, the research on CBT in the country, and CBT with special populations (children, immigrants, HIV+, etc). Many of the nations represented are the most populous and influential ones in their respective regions where CBT has been incorporated into psychotherapy training and practice. Taken as a whole, the countries are quite diverse in terms of sociocultural, economic, and political conditions and the impact of these variables on the practice of CBT in the country will be discussed. The final chapter of the volume offers a summary of the patterns of practice, integrating the main findings and challenges and discussing them within a global context. A discussion of the vision for next steps in the globalization of CBT concludes the book.