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The implications of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the care of psychiatric patients
47-56Views:106Dignity is considered the basis of human existence, and legislation seeks to ensure this for all people. This principle of equality requires that neither the state, nor society should discriminate between fellow human beings.
The prohibition of discrimination therefore reassures the principle of equality legal equality and lists disability
among the characteristics to be protected. Consequently, special attention must be paid to the protection of
the dignity and rights of persons with disabilities in all areas of life.
Following the promulgation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the related Optional Protocol the harmonization of Hungarian regulations began based on the new definition of disability.
The new definition includes persons living with mental impairment. We will discuss the purpose and effect of
the legal instruments created and still being developed as a result of the Convention, as well as the additional
necessary measures to create equal opportunities for persons with mental disabilities within health care, focusing specially on psychiatric care. -
The use of publicly funded toplperisone, baclofen and tizanidine muscle relaxants medications in Hungary between 2015 and 2019
23-34Views:573With the ageing of populations, the incidence and prevalence of disability increases. Disability is not just a health problem, it is a global social and economic problem. Within the disabled community, the physically disabled are the highest proportion. Treatment of muscle tone is fundamental importance. We examined the redemption, the funded of support and pay fee of the drugs baclofen, tolperisone and tizanidine between 2015 and 2019 in Hungary. The funded of support by the National Health Insurance Fund increased continuously during the examined period. This overall increase was mainly due to an increased the funded of support tizanidine. There was no noteworthy change in either the funded of support or pay fee for baclofen and tolperisone.