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A Study on Mental Health Professionals' Awareness of the Human Rights of Mentally Ill Individuals: a Comparative Study

Author(s) Miss Priyanka Patel
Country India
Abstract An Exploratory Study on Awareness about Human Rights of Mentally Ill Person among Mental Health Professionals: A Comparative study" is the title of the study. The following goals were used to compare male and female mental health professionals' knowledge of the human rights of mentally ill people at various institutions in Indore:to assess the general level of knowledge among male and female mental health personnel at several hospitals in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, regarding the human rights of mentally ill people. To assess the mental health professionals' knowledge of the human rights of mentally ill people at various facilities in Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Methods: The study used an exploratory technique. The Human Rights of Mentally Ill Person questionnaire, which comprises 30 questions divided into six domains—personal needs, communication, decision-making, hospital stay, legal aspects, and violation practices—was used to select a sample of 80 male and 80 female mental health professionals (junior residents, clinical psychology students, nursing officers, psychiatric social work students, ward attendants, and nursing students) who provide care to mentally ill people at various hospitals in Indore.
The answers are categorized as "yes" or "no," with corresponding scores of 2 and 1. According to the interpretation, the human rights awareness scores were divided into three categories: poor (30–40), average (41–50), and good (51–60). Pearson's Chi-Square test, percentage, mean, standard, deviation, and % frequency were used in the analysis.
The highest percentage of male mental health professionals in the 20–30 age range was 81.3%, while the highest percentage of female mental health professionals was 61.3%.Males had the highest level of education (45.0% and 38.5%), women had post-graduate degrees regarding the human rights of mentally ill people, and the majority of Hindu mental health professionals were men. 77.5% and 68.8% of mental health professionals were women, while 52.5% and 68.8% were men. A maximum of 27.5% of male mental health professionals in metropolitan areas make more than Rs. 75,000, while 30.0% of female mental health professionals make between Rs. 20,001 and Rs. 30,000. In a similar vein, 35.0% of female mental health professionals had been providing care for psychiatric patients for more than five years, while 27.5% of male mental health professionals had been doing so for between six months and a year. Therefore, it can be said that male mental health professionals were comparatively more aware of the human rights of mentally ill individuals than female mental health professionals. Therefore, it may be said that PSW students demonstrated comparatively greater awareness of the personal needs, communication, and decision-making of mentally ill people's human rights. Students studying clinical psychology demonstrated comparatively greater knowledge of hospital stays, legal issues, and violations of mentally ill people's human rights.
Keywords Assess, Knowledge, Human rights of mentally ill, Care givers, Psychiatric
Field Medical / Pharmacy
Published In Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-11-18
DOI https://doi.org/10.63363/aijfr.2025.v06i06.2093
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbbz7p
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