Human rights abuses at a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal

Mkize, Dan Lamla

doi:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v13i4.35

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“…7,40 Within the last decade, major human rights enquiries have revealed appalling human rights abuses within psychiatric institutions in both India 41 and South Africa. 42 Furthermore, in these same countries, abuse of the mentally ill continues to occur within community settings. 43,44 In a special report for TIME Magazine in November 2003, the plight of the mentally ill in Asian countries such as China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Pakistan and Japan is addressed.…”

Section: Non-who Data On Outcomementioning

confidence: 99%

Dispelling a myth: developing world poverty, inequality, violence and social fragmentation are not good for outcome in schizophrenia

Burns

2009

Afr. J. Psych

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The WHO multi-site studies of schizophrenia concluded that course and outcome of the disorder was better in developing countries. This has become psychiatric lore. However, the reality is that significant political, social and economic ills that characterize many countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia constitute psychosocial stressors that mediate strongly against better outcome in individuals living with this disorder. Outcome studies of schizophrenia in developing countries are reviewed and concepts of poverty, inequality and violence in relation to the course of the illness in this context are debated. The generally poor state of mental health services and policies in these regions are discussed. The belief that community and family life in the developing world is widely intact and that it provides a nurturing environment that facilitates recovery and promotes social and economic empowerment of seriously mentally ill individuals is dispelled as a myth. Idealisation of the under-developed South as a haven for schizophrenia sufferers will only add to the already heavy burden experienced by these individuals, their families and these societies in coping with this disabling disease.

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Section: Non-who Data On Outcomementioning

confidence: 99%

Dispelling a myth: developing world poverty, inequality, violence and social fragmentation are not good for outcome in schizophrenia

Burns

2009

Afr. J. Psych

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“…Lack of discipline and human rights abuse are often the result of unprofessional behaviour (Mkize 2007). The identified problems in the clinical environment need to be addressed.…”

Section: Recommendationsmentioning

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Psychiatric nursing: an unpopular choice

Jansen

Venter

2014

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Research studies in the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia suggest that students do not consider psychiatric nursing as a popular career option. According to this research, there is a widespread concern about the nursing shortages in psychiatry. The demand for mental health services continues to grow and there is a need for strategies to recruit nurses for this specialized field. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors preventing undergraduate nursing students in South Africa (SA) from choosing psychiatric nursing as a career. A qualitative research design that aimed to explore and describe was used. Data were collected through the Nominal Group Technique. A sample of convenience of 27 final year nursing students from the School of Nursing at the University of the Free State as well as the Free State School of Nursing, situated in Bloemfontein (SA), voluntarily participated in this research. The following categories emerged from the content analysis of the data: personal factors, working environment, unprofessional behaviour, learning environment and the unclassified category. Psychiatric nursing as a career choice is in a predicament and nursing schools need to implement practical strategies to recruit future nurses for this field.

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“…21 "There are laws, regulations, principles and ethical codes….The tragedy is lack of implementation, compliance, enforcement and oversight bodies to ensure that these benefit mental health care users." 22 An exception appears to be the Western Cape MHRB which reported a 'quantum leap forward all round' in users' and providers' knowledge of the Act. 13 The media has highlighted appalling conditions that exist at certain psychiatric institutions and the Act has been a stimulus for change at several hospitals around the country such as Fort Napier Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, the Libode Mental Health facility (Eastern Cape) and George Mukhari Hospital (Garankuwa).…”

Section: Human Rights Violationsmentioning

confidence: 99%