article · Frontiers in Psychiatry

Evaluating the psychometric properties of three WHO instruments to assess knowledge about human rights, attitudes toward persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities, and practices related to substitute decision-making and coercion in mental health

Maria Francesca Moro
Florence Baingana
Caroline Amissah
Oye Gureje
Nathalie Drew
Dan Taylor
Humphrey Kofie
Andrea Norcini Pala
Mauro Giovanni Carta
Leveana Gyimah
Ezra Susser
Michela Atzeni
Sally-Ann Ohene
Silvia D’Oca
Akwasi Osei
Nii Lartey Addico
Abdul Fatawu
Joana Ansong
Jeremy C. Kane
Michelle Funk

20244 citationsOpen accessUniversity of Ibadan

Abstract

This finding lends support to the use of these instruments both within mental health services and in the general population for a better understanding of current knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to a human rights-based approach to mental health in mental health services and the community.

Research topics

Mental Health Treatment and Access
Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
Child Abuse and Trauma

Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1435608

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