P0161 - Activity of civil committee on human rights

Abstract

Background and Aim:

The aim is to define the effectiveness of antipsychiatric activity of Civil Committee on Human Rights.

Materials and Methods:

Cohort of 67 patients and relatives of mentally ill patients were studied after presentation of film “Industry of Death” in a framework of international exhibition “Destroying of life – exposure of psychiatry”.

Results:

88% of patients who were hospitalized into psychiatric clinics before considered that film consists calumny on psychiatry but some facts of misuse of drugs sets a trap. 47% of them said that they will not follow advises of psychiatrist to avoid side effects and consequences of treatment with “chemical substances”.

Relatives of psychiatric patients showed negative attitude to psychiatry after watching this film. They said that they regret that they put their relatives to psychiatric hospital before and they will refuse of hospitalization even in a case of worsening of psychic state of patient.

All of them did not consider that the film was tendentious, and facts were finding specially to discredit the profession of psychiatrist.

Conclusion:

Civil Committee on Human Rights acts like extremists organization to inspire hatred to psychiatrist as professional group and makes harm to mental health provoking patients to refuse of treatment.