Dainius Pūras – A New Vision for Mental Health

UN community does not endorse biomedical psychiatry

Author: Editorial 13th October 2023 0 Comments

This blog-post from Duncan Double has been published by Relational Psychiatry. It begins: “I’ve mentioned before reports produced by professor Dainius Pūras, when he was Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of…
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World needs “revolution” in mental health care – UN rights expert

Author: Editorial 17th January 2022 0 Comments

This news item comes from the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. It begins: “GENEVA (6 June 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pūras, has called for a sea change in mental…
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W.H.O. and U.N. Join Calls to Transcend the Medical Model

Author: Editorial 8th September 2021 0 Comments

“I cannot be the only person to be sickened by the sight of parties of psychiatrists standing at the airport desk with so many gifts with them that they might as well have the name of the drug company tattooed…
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