Human rights are basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled.
Lavadera AL, Ferracuti S, Togliatti MM.Int J Law Psychiatry. 2012 Jul-Aug;35(4):334-42. Abstract. The present study highlights the characteristics of separated families in Italy for whom Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) has been diagnosed during court custody evaluations. The study analyzed the psychological reports of 12 court-appointed expert evaluations of families for whom PAS had been diagnosed. […]
Bernet W, Baker AJ.J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2013;41(1):98-104. Abstract. There has been considerable interest among forensic practitioners in the proposals that parental alienation be included in the next editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diseases (DSM) and The International Classification of Diseases (ICD). However, there has also been a great deal […]
Gielen J.J Med Ethics. 2012 Feb 28. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractTo many in India and elsewhere, the life and thoughts of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi are a source of inspiration. The idea of non-violence was pivotal in his thinking. In this context, Gandhi reflected upon the possibility of what is now called ‘euthanasia’ and ‘assisted […]
Shaikh MA, Kamal A.East Mediterr Health J. 2011 Oct;17(10):794-7. Opinions of university students about euthanasia were studied in 4 cities in Pakistan using convenience sampling. A total of 836 students (316 males and 520 females) completed a questionnaire in which euthanasia was defined as deliberate administration of an overdose of a drug by a doctor […]
Seo MK, Kim SH, Rhee M.Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2012 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractIt has long been debated whether coercion can be justified as paternalism in the field of mental health and it is still a continuing issue of controversy today.AIMS: This study analyses whether coercive intervention in mental health can be […]
Wynn R, Kvalvik AM, Hynnekleiv T.Nord J Psychiatry. 2011 Apr;65(2):133-7. BACKGROUND: Many countries allow for the use of restraint and seclusion in emergencies with psychiatric inpatients. Authors have suggested that the attitudes of staff are of importance to the use of restraint and seclusion. AIM: To examine the attitudes to coercion at two Norwegian psychiatric […]
Newton-Howes G, Mullen R.Psychiatr Serv. 2011 May;62(5):465-70. OBJECTIVE: This study systematically examined the empirical literature on the themes and correlates of coercion as defined by the subjective experience of patients in psychiatric care.METHODS: The study was a systematic review of the literature on coercion as covered in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL. From qualitative studies, themes […]
Thiel MJ.J Int Bioethique. 2010 Sep;21(3):51-62, 88-9. Is human dignity an intrinsic value? Or is it a relative value, depending on the perception or assessment of quality of life? History had delineated some of its key features, but the advent of human rights and the Holocaust put special emphasis on this notion, particularly in the […]
McBrearty P.Int Emerg Nurs. 2011 Jan;19(1):20-6. The focus of this research study was to ascertain the impact of crime on individuals, who presented with an injury to the emergency department. Given the high prevalence of crime in our society today, victims of crime are identified as a growing patient population seeking help in emergency departments. […]
Wiesemann C.J Med Ethics. 2011 Mar 1. [Epub ahead of print] The paper discusses the current medical practice of ‘gender verification’ in sports from an ethical point of view. It takes the recent public discussion about 800m runner Caster Semenya as a starting point. At the World Championships in Athletics 2009 in Berlin, Germany, Semenya […]
