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Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 113-124 PDF Juš Škraban and Andraž Kapus Abstract Despite ongoing criticism, the practice of involuntary admissions to locked units remains widespread globally. In this paper, we focus on secure units within residential…

Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 141-153 PDF Sameena Azhar, Atmaja Acharya, Imtyaz Ahmad, Muhammad Arshid, Md. Saimum Islam, and Dania Malik Abstract In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, religious leaders play a significant role in shaping public attitudes…

INSTITUTIONAL CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 273-284 PDF Sasha Stevenson Abstract In mid-2015, the Gauteng Department of Health in South Africa canceled a contract with Life Esidimeni, a subsidiary of a large…

INSTITUTIONAL CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 259-271 PDF Camila Gianella Malca Abstract In the last 15 years, coalitions of individuals and institutions worldwide have been calling for global policies to close…

 INSTITUTIONAL CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 243-257 PDF Alberto Vásquez Encalada Abstract Peru’s mental health system remains marked by chronic underinvestment, fragmentation, and weak regulation, leaving…

INSTITUTIONAL CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 229-241 PDF Milutin Kostić and Danilo Vuković Abstract Dual practice physicians are those who work in both the public and private sectors: for example, in the…

INSTITUTIONAL CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 215-227 PDF Dainius Pūras and Julie Hannah Abstract Existing evidence shows that mental health policies and services are especially vulnerable to ineffective and…

INSTITUTIONAL CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 203-214 PDF Ximena Benavides Abstract Treating obesity with weight-loss medications has redirected clinical attention toward health conditions long stigmatized as…

INSTITUTIONAL CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 189-201 PDF Robert Whitaker Abstract The discourse around health as a human rights issue usually focuses on access to medical treatment. However, the “right to…

INSTITUTIONAL CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, Vol 27/2, 2025, pp. 179-188 PDF Lisa Cosgrove Abstract Although there is a seductive neutrality to calls to end the “mental health crisis” and develop more effective psychotropics,…