HUMAN RIGHTS AND MENTAL HEATH

Human Rights and Mental Heath

Human Rights and Mental Heath

Introduction

Health care is a general facility which is availed by people all over the world. No matter, the person is rich or poor; old or young; male or female, he or she needs to avail these services. Health care is typically provided to individual patients. The ethics of health care focuses issues related to several stakeholders, including providers, families, third party payers and corporations, institutions and patients.

Health providers are solely responsible for maintaining the integrity and ethics of the health profession, these individuals face occasional challenges in their daily life while making decisions. Code of Ethics gives a framework of values that are followed by professions including Mental Health Treatment. The ethics of health care is a subject that covers everything such as regulations and considerations regarding the providers, patients, insurance companies and billing third-party groups. The key ethics that are followed in my institute are given below; this code of ethics is discussed from the viewpoint of the patients and medical staff.

According to Disability Rights International, 2010 The human rights and ethics become more significant when it comes to the treatment of mental illness. It has been observed that while treating mentally ill people the human rights and ethics are not followed and considered. The person who is taking common healthcare and physical healthcare can identify the problems and unethical situations happened with him while treatment, but this is not the case with the people who are mentally ill.

Discussion

It is the problem in the healthcare provider that they sometimes forgo the ethics and human rights in mental health treatment. They should know that it should be more considered because mental ill person cannot express his feelings. All over the world, people with mental and psychosocial disabilities experience violations of many civic, cultural, economic, political, and social rights. We investigate the types of human rights violations experienced by people with mental and psychosocial disabilities in low-income and middle-income countries, and review a series of effective strategies to end violations and promote human rights.

In caring for people with mental disorders, ethical issues require priority attention, and an ongoing review and development. This is a particularly vulnerable group, which is often complex to ensure equal opportunities with other patients in other specialties, ensure they are treated with respect and dignity and promote impacting on their recovery.

Stigma and discrimination also affect professional practice and may be in violation of fundamental rights of individuals. It is important to know the existing policy development is to be guaranteed these rights, but the mere existence of codes of ethics, laws and regulations, does not ensure by itself, to conduct an ethical practice by professionals.

We must promote reflection, training and ongoing debate that create a "culture of ethical practice" between services and professionals and promote the awareness of responsibility among professionals on ethical behavior with each patient. It is also important to spread among people with mental health problems their legal rights and what agencies ...