Indonesia has pledged to abolish the practice of pasung, the physical restraint of mentally-ill
people. Achievement of this goal requires collaboration between mental health services and …

Background: In general, mental illness poses the burden to the government, family, and
community because of the patient's low productivity and high-cost treatment. Recovery …

Background Recovery-oriented mental health service has become the focus of global
change in mental health services. Most of North industrialized countries have adopted and …

Understanding how recovery is defined and realized across different cultural contexts is vital
to upholding the dignity and rights of people with mental illnesses. Within the Indonesian …

Background Physical restraint and confinement of the mentally ill (called pasung in
Indonesia) is common in Aceh. In early 2010, the local government initiated a program …

Background: The recovery process for mental health patients in Indonesia is still not optimal.
This is evident from the high recurrence rate of patients with mental disorders. This article …

A serious health and human rights crisis is unfolding in Indonesia. Media reports in the
Jakarta press have highlighted the high death rates in shelters for people with mental illness …

This study identified, mapped and treated the clinical features of mentally ill people, who had
been isolated and restrained by family and community members as a result of a functional …

In 2010 the government of Indonesia initiated a “Free Pasung” movement to remove the
physical chains of people who are in restraint because of their mental illness, or, patients in …

Forcible restraint and confinement of persons suffering from mental illness occurs
throughout the world, including in Indonesia. Since 2010, when Gerakan Bebas Pasung …