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The historical fight for the right to care: A critique of the Mental Health Policy in Brazil

Inkanyiso, 2022
This article critiques the Mental Health Policy in Brazil with emphasis on the history of struggle for the right of people who have mental disorders and against violence in psychiatric institutions.
Barbara D. Nunes, Maria Isabel B. Bellini   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

VISITING THE MUSEUM OF MADNESS: THE EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING ABOUT THE PSYCHIATRIC REFORM

Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2006
: The Museum of Madness in the landscape of the Minas Gerais State is a place where art, history and memory disclose the differences about the Psychiatry approach since the beginning of the last century till nowadays.
Nadja Cristiane Lappann Botti, Eline Mascarenhas Cotta, Fabiano de Almeida Célio   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Silenced stories: contributions of nurses to the Psychiatric Reform in Rio Grande do Sul

Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
Objective: To highlight the work of the nurses who worked at the São Pedro Psychiatric Hospital between 1960 and 1992. Method: Qualitative study with genealogical inspiration and based on a post-structuralist framework.
Dayane de Aguiar Cicolella, Maria Henriqueta Luce Kruse   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expectations and Reality: The Lived Experiences of Australians With Psychosocial Disability Within the NDIS

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was founded on principles of choice and control, for people with significant mental health challenges (what the NDIS calls ‘psychosocial disability’) these ideals often remain elusive. Support systems continue to be fractured and in the context of ongoing policy reforms, it is vital
Joel Hollier, Jennifer Smith‐Merry
wiley   +1 more source

Judicial Perspectives on Neurodiversity in Queensland Courts, Tribunals and Commissions: Experiences With Disclosure and Witness Credibility

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about the impacts of the disclosure, or the non‐disclosure, of medical conditions associated with neurodiversity in the context of court proceedings and hearings before tribunals and commissions. This paper examines the experiences of twenty‐three Queensland Judges, Magistrates, and Tribunal and Commission Members with ...
Danielle Bozin, Karen A. Sullivan, Vincent Denault, Catherine Kennon, Lucy Cradduck, Rachel Hews   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electroconvulsive therapy: historical construction of nursing care (1989-2002)

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objective: to describe the nursing care performed by the nursing team to the person with mental disorder submitted to ECT and to analyze the implications of the Psychiatric Reform in this care.
Juliana Cabral da Silva Guimarães, Bárbara Lima dos Santos, Pacita Geovana Gama de Souza Aperibense, Gizele da Conceição Soares Martins, Maria Angélica de Almeida Peres, Tania Cristina Franco Santos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Charlotte Pommer: Resistance fighter and female pioneer of German anatomy

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the biography and unique case of Charlotte Pommer (1914–2004), the only anatomist documented to have left the field during the Nazi period after encountering the regime's victims on the dissection table. While she is known for her resistance activities, newly presented documentation reveals her role as the provisional ...
Tim S. Goldmann
wiley   +1 more source

The human foundations of anatomy at The University of Sydney: One hundred and one years of body procurement

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Body procurement at The University of Sydney has a long history. Anatomy legislation (1881 Anatomy Act) modeled on the British Anatomy Act 1832 legalized procurement of unclaimed bodies from public institutions for anatomical dissection at licensed Schools of Anatomy, effectively conferring the University of Sydney an exclusive license until ...
Rebekah A. Jenkin, Kevin A. Keay
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the early observations of parents supporting their children with school attendance problems (SAPs): A co‐produced study

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract School Attendance Problems (SAPs) represent a significant challenge requiring early identification and intervention. Current service provision often does not recognise early indicators that parents observe, creating gaps between when initial concerns are raised and formal support is provided.
Tereza Aidonopoulou‐Read, Michelle Pyer, Beth Bodycote, Jackie Campbell, Kirsteen Pyer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source