Aceh Free Pasung: Releasing the mentally ill from physical restraint
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Aceh Free Pasung: Releasing the mentally ill from physical restraint
BACKGROUND Physical restraint and confinement of the mentally ill (called pasung in Indonesia) is common in Aceh. In early 2010, the local government initiated a program called Aceh Free Pasung 2010. The main goal of the program is to release the mentally ill in the province from restraint and to provide appropriate medical treatment and care. The aim of the paper is to report the findings of a...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Mental Health Systems
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1752-4458
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-5-10