Ruth Farrugia
Biographic Data
| ID | 6875613 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Farrugia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth |
| FAMILY NAME | Farrugia |
| SIGNATURE | FARRUGIA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malta |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1553-2486 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Disabled Child’s Participation Rights
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the only UN treaty to date in which the people who are its target, that is disabled people, were actively involved in its drafting and the only one which requires the active participation of disabled people in its implementation. This does not, of course, automatically guarantee the direct participation of all disabled people. This is especially so for children with disab…
Familialistic countries need a family-inclusive service when caring for people with mental health problems – the case of Malta
This article starts by setting the context for Maltese families with a member who has mental health problems by providing an overview of the mental health services on offer. It explores the considerable stress that primary caregivers endure and the effects of the person’s mental health problems on their own children. In the study, views were elicited from 81 caregivers accompanying patients attending the psychiatric outpatients clinic in the main…
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Familialistic countries need a family-inclusive service when caring for people with mental health problems – the case of Malta
This article starts by setting the context for Maltese families with a member who has mental health problems by providing an overview of the mental health services on offer. It explores the considerable stress that primary caregivers endure and the effects of the person’s mental health problems on their own children. In the study, views were elicited from 81 caregivers accompanying patients attending the psychiatric outpatients clinic in the main…
The Disabled Child’s Participation Rights
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the only UN treaty to date in which the people who are its target, that is disabled people, were actively involved in its drafting and the only one which requires the active participation of disabled people in its implementation. This does not, of course, automatically guarantee the direct participation of all disabled people. This is especially so for children with disab…
Psychology (2 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Discrimination and Equality Law (1 works) · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (1 works) · Family medicine (1 works) · Human Rights and Development (1 works) · Human Rights and Immigration (1 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (1 works) · Maltese (1 works) · Medicine (1 works)