The meeting of DH-BIO held on 6 June
Our representative, Jolijn Santegoeds, attended the meeting of DH-BIO held on 6 June regarding the Draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention. Please see the detailed report of Jolijn about… Read More »
Author Archives: OlgaKalina
EMA admitted that negative effects of antidepressants on the sexual function can be long lasting
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has just concluded a review of Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) and Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) after the discontinuation of SSRIs and SNRIs (antidepressants).… Read More »
Podcast of MHE on compulsory measures in psychiatry
Podcast of MHE on compulsory measures in psychiatry and UN CRPD standards, involving Stephanie Wooley as one of the experts is available here.
Serious violation of patients’ rights in Romania
Serious violation of patients’ rights recently happened in Romania: the patients admitted to the Department of Psychiatry of the Targ-Jiu County Hospital were asked to strip and kiss, all for… Read More »
Russia is planning discharge of the 45% of the current residents of psychoneurological residential facilities
It seems that Russia is planning discharge of the 45% of the current residents of psychoneurological residential facilities. They will be transferred to home care, to supported living or to… Read More »
Repairing institutions instead of development of the community services
The CoE’s Development Fund approved a €11 million loan to the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina “for investments in psychiatric care. More specifically, it will finance the construction and modernization… Read More »
Research says that trainings can change the staff attitudes towards coercion
An investigation on attitudes towards the use of coercion and mechanical restraint says it is possible to change the staff attitudes towards the use of coercion, e.g. mechanical restraint, through… Read More »
Open Letter to WPA: response to the attack on the UN CRPD
ENUSP publishes the open letter in reaction to the latest issue of World Psychiatry (Volume 18, Issue 1, February 2019), an official journal of the WPA. We would like to… Read More »
ENUSP expresses gratitude for the financial support received by the French Confcap-Capdroits research programme
ENUSP would like to express its gratitude for the financial support received by the French Confcap-Capdroits research programme to enable our representative to attend the latest meeting and country-specific briefings… Read More »
ENUSP together with other 19 organizations demands a stronger Accessibility Act
ENUSP together with EDF and 18 other organisations signs the open letter urging Member States to significantly improve the European Accessibility Act ahead of the next negotiations on 2 October.… Read More »