TY - BOOK ID - 4869073 TI - Mental Health in South Asia: Ethics, Resources, Programs and Legislation AU - Trivedi, Jitendra Kumar. AU - Tripathi, Adarsh. PY - 2015 SN - 9789401790178 9401790167 9789401790161 9401790175 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Philosophy. KW - Ethics. KW - Theory of Medicine/Bioethics. KW - Psychiatry. KW - Philosophy (General). KW - Medical ethics. KW - Morale KW - Psychiatrie KW - Ethique médicale KW - Philosophy KW - Philosophy & Religion KW - Ethics KW - Mental health KW - Mental health services KW - Mental health policy KW - Mental health and state KW - State and mental health KW - Behavioral health care KW - Mental health care KW - Psychiatric care KW - Psychiatric services KW - Emotional health KW - Mental hygiene KW - Mental physiology and hygiene KW - Government policy KW - Medical policy KW - Medical care KW - Happiness KW - Health KW - Public health KW - Mental illness KW - Psychiatry KW - Psychology KW - Psychology, Pathological KW - Medicine and psychology KW - Biomedical ethics KW - Clinical ethics KW - Ethics, Medical KW - Health care ethics KW - Medicine KW - Bioethics KW - Professional ethics KW - Nursing ethics KW - Social medicine KW - Deontology KW - Ethics, Primitive KW - Ethology KW - Moral philosophy KW - Morality KW - Morals KW - Philosophy, Moral KW - Science, Moral KW - Values KW - Moral and ethical aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4869073 AB - This book tackles the issue of mental health legislation in South Asia. The first of its kind, it addresses an issue that is necessary for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders and serves as an essential text for reinforcing mental health policy in South Asia. it is a timely addition to our global understanding of mental health and how different regions address it.Asia is by far the largest continent in the world in terms of area with population exceeding 3.5 billion and has dozens of cultures, religions, languages and ethnic groups. As a result of its highly varied political systems, Asia also spawns a wide variety of health care systems including mental health care systems, often based on historical roots and at times colonial heritages. The people who suffer from mental or neurological disorders in the continent form a vulnerable section of society and often face stigma, discrimination and marginalization in all societies, and this increases the likelihood that their human rights will be violated. ER -