Human rights as applied to mental health: do psychiatrists really know it all?

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of human rights in psychiatric practice and the role of psychiatrists in advocating for their patients' rights.

Human rights promotion and protection continue to remain highly relevant in psychiatric practice, so it is imperative that psychiatrists are aware of developments being made in international law. Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Special Committee on Human Rights, Professor Piyal Sen, presents this podcast to highlight the central role of human rights in psychiatric practice. He is joined by the co-authors of Mental Health and Human Rights (2024), Professor Norman Sartorius and Professor Neeraj Gill, as well as the first permanent Human Rights Officer at the NHS, Dr Tallyn Gray to discuss the role that psychiatrists can play in upholding and advocating for the rights of their patients. Disclaimer: Thank you for listening to this Royal College of Psychiatrists CPD eLearning podcast. This podcast provides information, not advice. The content in this podcast is provided for general information only and is not intended to, and does not amount to, advice that you should rely on. It is not an alternative to specific, professional advice. Although we make reasonable efforts to present accurate information in our podcasts, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees…

People in this episode

Guests: Professor Norman Sartorius, Professor Neeraj Gill, Dr Tallyn Gray

Topics covered

• human rights
• mental health
• psychiatry
• international law

Keywords

• advocacy
• patient rights
• NHS

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Mental Health and Human Rights

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