A assistência à saúde mental no Brasil sob a perspectiva da (in)eficácia dos Direitos Humanos

In Brazil, mental health practices are characterised by a context of systematic violation of human rights, which only began to change with the enactment of Law no. 10.213/2001. The objective is to analyse the panorama of human rights protection in mental health, considering the Brazilian history of violence and discrimination against people living with mental disorders, intellectual disabilities and psychiatric patients. The study is based on the bibliographic and documentary method, examining publications in scientific journals, books, articles, doctrines and legislation relevant to the research topic. The analysis led to the conclusion that the socio-cultural influence of the asylum model in Brazilian society was not extinguished with the closing of the asylums and that the changes that have occurred in mental health care, although quite significant, still require new contributions, especially in the legal field

Political science · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Psychology · Public Health in Brazil · Youth, Drugs, and Violence