Schizophrenia, human rights and access to health care : A systematic search and review of judgements by the European Court of Human Rights
| Autor: | Marianne Nowak, Thomas Becker, Moritz E. Wigand, Florian Steger, Marcin Orzechowski |
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| Přispěvatelé: | European Union (EU), Horizon 2020 |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Stigmatisierung
medicine.medical_specialty Torture Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) media_common.quotation_subject Psychiatry Ethics Social stigma Structural stigma Health Services Accessibility 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care medicine Humans Human rights ddc:610 Law enforcement law Vollstreckung Psychiatric ethics structural stigma media_common business.industry Criminals Schizophrenie 030227 psychiatry involuntary confinement Psychiatry and Mental health Commitment of mentally ill Medizinische Ethik Mentally ill persons Unterbringung Schizophrenia Menschenrecht business Psychology Psychisch Kranker DDC 610 / Medicine & health 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Systematic search Psychiatrie |
| DOI: | 10.18725/oparu-49303 |
| Popis: | Background: Persons with schizophrenia are vulnerable regarding human rights violations. Aims: The aim of this research is to systematically analyse judgements by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) involving persons with schizophrenia. Methods: A systematic search of judgements by the ECtHR, using the search term ‘schizophrenia’. Descriptive statistics and a qualitative thematic analysis were performed. Results: A total of n = 105 judgements were included, originating in n = 29 countries. Article 5 (Right to liberty and security) of the European Convention on Human Rights was ruled by the ECtHR to have been violated in 45.7% of judgements, Article 3 (Prohibition of torture) in 20.0% and Article 8 (Right to respect for private and family life) in 19.0%. Relevant themes were inadequate access to mental health care, especially in prisons and during police operations, involuntary confinement, detention and ill-treatment as a risk factor for psychosis, the right to family life versus the rights of others, extradition/expulsion and protection of other persons’ human rights against violent behaviour by persons with schizophrenia. Discussion: Persons with schizophrenia often do not receive adequate treatment and are especially vulnerable in prisons, where ill-treatment can be an additional risk factor. They can have both offender and victim status. The judgements suggest that the ECtHR has a balanced view on involuntary confinement. National legislation and internal hospital guidelines should be written in a manner to help minimise human rights violations against persons with schizophrenia. publishedVersion |
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