"Dignity" is to be the theme of tomorrow’s World Mental Health Day, it was announced yesterday.
People with mental illness faced discrimination, stigma and marginalisation, the World Health Organisation said.
They are also subject to emotional and physical abuse – in mental health facilities as well as in the community, WHO said.
WHO called for training of health professionals, policy and law to incorporate human rights and respect for informed consent to treatment.
Patients should also be included in decision making, it says.
It also calls for public information campaigns to tackle stigma and discrimination.
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