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IPA and WPA-SOAP position statement on deprivation of liberty of older persons with mental health conditions

  • Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima
  • , Debanjan Banerjee
  • , Liat Ayalon
  • , Renuka Prasad
  • , Kasia Gustaw Rothenberg
  • , Kiran Rabheru

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Abstract

In recognition of the challenges faced by older persons deprived of their liberty, a call was made for input into the 2022 report to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) on older persons. This Position Statement outlines the views of two global organizations, the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) and the World Psychiatric Association Section of Old Age Psychiatry (WPA-SOAP), working together to provide rights and dignity-based mental health services to older persons and it was sent to the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons at HRC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)949-952
Number of pages4
JournalInternational Psychogeriatrics
Volume34
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Nov 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • long-term care
  • medical-legal issues
  • mental capacity
  • service delivery
  • stigma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Gerontology
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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