‘As for dignity and respect…. me bollix’: A human rights-based exploration of service user narratives in Irish methadone maintenance treatment

Healy, Richard; Goodwin, John; Kelly, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103901

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“…Although this study was conducted in naturalistic settings with a purposeful sample, we acknowledge that there are also limitations. Study participants were recruited from one region (Cork); it should be acknowledged that those availing of services based in other regions may have different experiences (Healy et al, 2022). Potential self‐selection bias, where participants may have volunteered for interview owing to personal reasons, should also be considered a study limitation (Walsh et al, 2022).…”

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“I thought it would just be, like, older men in white coats”: A qualitative exploration of first encounters with mental health services

Goodwin

Cummins

O'Malley

2023

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Individuals whose mental health is becoming a concern may not receive the care they require. Although efforts have been made to reduce barriers to accessing services, including stigma reduction campaigns and healthcare practitioner training, there remains a lack of understanding of individual perspectives regarding help‐seeking behaviour. The aim of this study was to explore people's first experiences accessing mental health services. A qualitative descriptive approach was adopted. Interviews were conducted with eight service users. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The COREQ checklist guided this study (Tong et al., 2007, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 19, 349). Three themes were identified: learning to navigate an unfamiliar system, making sense of mental health services, and promoting a positive image for those in need of care. Uncertainty about mental health services and stigmatizing images could be mitigated by developing positive media‐based interventions. Systemic barriers need to be addressed and services need to be better resourced to ensure the benefits of early intervention are available to those experiencing mental health challenges. To encourage people to access services earlier, services need to be promoted in a positive way.

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“I thought it would just be, like, older men in white coats”: A qualitative exploration of first encounters with mental health services

Goodwin

Cummins

O'Malley

2023

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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An exploration of organizational climate in community-based opiate prescribing services; a mixed methods study

Kelly,

Searby,

Goodwin

2024

Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment

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People who use drugs and the right to health

Ritter,

Barrett

2024

Harm Reduct J

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Support for a human rights framework for drug policy has been growing for some years. This year, the UNODC published a chapter in the World Drug Report focussed on the right to health. In this paper, we draw attention to the conceptualisation of the right to health for people who use drugs. While one essential element is access to appropriate, high quality, and affordable healthcare, this needs to occur hand-in-hand with two other central components of the right to health – the right to conditions that promote health (the social, economic, legal, commercial, and cultural determinants of health) and the right to meaningful participation in healthcare decisions and in health policy. We consider these three components of a right to health against the current international drug control regime. More specifically we point to how the three drug conventions (1966 as amended 1972, 1971 and 1988) make explicit mention of the right to health. In this way, we argue that duties to respect, protect and provide the right to health for people who use drugs accrue through being a signatory to the drug conventions. Given that there does not appear to be international appetite to abandon the current treaties, and notwithstanding the strong impression that they reinforce a criminalisation approach to people who use drugs, the work herein may afford another avenue for effective advocacy about the right to health.

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‘As for dignity and respect…. me bollix’: A human rights-based exploration of service user narratives in Irish methadone maintenance treatment

Cited by 3 publications

References 32 publications

“I thought it would just be, like, older men in white coats”: A qualitative exploration of first encounters with mental health services

“I thought it would just be, like, older men in white coats”: A qualitative exploration of first encounters with mental health services

An exploration of organizational climate in community-based opiate prescribing services; a mixed methods study

People who use drugs and the right to health

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