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Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 179-197 PDF Benjamin Mason Meier and Darby McBride  Abstract The United States stands apart from other nations in opposing the right to health under international law, with longstanding conservative opposition to a…

Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 167-178 PDF Pedro Crepaldi Carlessi, Vitor Henrique Pinto Ido, and Islândia Maria Carvalho de Sousa Abstract Since the 1970s, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advanced “traditional medicine” as a global policy…

Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 125-139 PDF Ugnė Grigaitė, Gintaras Šumskas, Eglė Šumskienė, Karilė Levickaitė, Jurga Mataitytė-Diržienė, and Jūratė Charenkova Abstract This study explores the attitudes of mental health care professionals in Lithuania…

Vol 28/1, 2026, pp. 105-112 PDF Michelle Wazan, Tatyana Sleiman, Dima El Hajj, and Ramzi Haddad Abstract In Lebanon, the criminalization of drug use and the misapplication of ministerial directives have led hospitals to report overdose cases to…

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…