The
Expert Committee on Mental Health (SP-MNH) finalised its work on
developping a mental health reference tool on ethics and human rights. Its aim
was to determine the "essential basket" of the human/patients' rights,
ethical and social cohesion components in national mental health policies.
The draft Recommendation was presented for approval to the European Health
Committee (CDSP) and it will shortly be presented to the Committee of
Ministers for adoption.
The Committee's work was based on the
general ethical and legal principles of mental health laid down in the
Convention of Human Rights and Biomedicine, in the Recommendation Rec(2004)10
of the Committee of Ministers to member states concerning the protection of
human rights and dignity of persons with mental disorder, and in the series
of recommendations on health care for vulnerable populations.
Final Meeting of the Expert Committee on Mental Health (SP-MNH)
27-28 March 2008, Madrid
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The
Expert Committee on Mental Health (SP-MNH) finalised its work on
developping a mental health reference tool on ethics and human rights. Its aim
was to determine the "essential basket" of the human/patients' rights,
ethical and social cohesion components in national mental health policies.
The draft Recommendation was presented for approval to the European Health
Committee (CDSP) and it will shortly be presented to the Committee of
Ministers for adoption.