International Policy Fellow 2004 - Dmitri Bartenev

Research and policy paper - Dmitri Bartenev
Potential of Human Rights Standards for Deinstitutionalization of Mental Health Services in Russia: a Comparative Legal Analysis

Contents

 

1. Introduction: research context
2. Research objectives
3. Definitions
4. The debate over deinstitutionalization 4.1. Major arguments pro and contra deinstitutionalization
5. Rights-based approach to deinstitutionalization

5.1. The right to liberty and personal security

5.2.  Right to be free from inhuman and degrading treatment

5.3.  The right to respect for private and family life

5.4.  The right to the highest attainable level of physical and mental health

5.5.  Prohibition of discrimination

5.6.  The right to be free from institutionalized mental health care ?

6. Deinstitutionalization: experience of other countries

•  The case of Italy

•  The case of the United Kingdom

•  The case of the United States

•  Central and Eastern European countries: general remarks

•  The case of Russia

•  The case of Slovenia

7. Summary of the research findings

8. Policy recommendations

References

Appendix 1 – Mental health statistics in Russia

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