Perceived human rights violation in persons with mental illness: Role of education

Poreddi Vijayalakshmi, Ramachandra, Konduru Reddemma and Suresh Bada Math

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2013, vol. 59, issue 4, 351-364

Abstract: Background: People with mental illness are vulnerable to human rights violations and people with illiteracy and mental illness are at a double disadvantage. Objective: To determine the role of education in ascertaining human rights needs of people with mental illness. Methodology: This was a descriptive study carried out among randomly selected ( N = 100) recovered psychiatric patients with mental illness in the past based on the Clinical Global Impression – Improvement scale at a tertiary care centre. Data were collected through face-to-face interview using structured needs assessment questionnaire comprising two sections related to family and community domains. Data were analysed and interpreted using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: Our findings revealed that human rights needs in the physical needs dimension – i.e. access to electricity ( χ 2 = 5.523, p

Keywords: Human rights needs; human rights violations; mental illness; needs assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764012437322

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