Millions of chronic mentally sick are living in this country without proper care. Human rights of most of these patients both for treatment and for leading a life of dignity have been seriously abrogated. This oration discusses the extent of the problem & reviews the won\ done in this area in India and abroad. Major emphasis is to develop a programme for destigmatization of mental illness and t...

Individuals who suffer from schizophrenia comprise I percent of the United States population and are four times more likely to die of suicide than the general US population. Identification of at-risk individuals with schizophrenia is challenging when they do not seek treatment. Microblogging platforms allow users to share their thoughts and emotions with the world in short snippets of text. In ...

This special issue offers a first systematic qualitative cross-national exploration of how diverse minority groups respond to stigmatization in a wide variety of contexts. This research is the culmination of a coordinated study of stigmatized groups in Brazil, Israel and the USA, as well as of connected research projects conducted in Canada, France, South Africa and Sweden. The issue sheds ligh...

The objective of the study was to analyze scientific literature about relation between mental health elderly caregivers’ and regulation their profession in Brazil, adopting narrative review method. methodological course based on following proposal: a description professional performance caregivers’, followed by analysis interference this occupation presentation possible auxiliary measures minim...

Introduction. This article presents a review of current concepts gender identity under normal and pathological conditions.
 Aim. To analyse the impact medical social paradigm shift for clinical practice.
 Results discussion. The modern academic literature devoted to disorders is characterized by variety terminology, in emphasis from judgement socially beneficial normocentric approach ...