Over 36 mentally ill patients died in Russia following a fire at a dilapidated wooden psychiatric facility, underlining the presence of the old Soviet system of punitive psychiatry used against political dissidents Two staff and 36 patients -- apparently too sedated or disorientated to escape from their mass dormitory with barred windows -- perished in the fire that broke out on Friday. In the wake of the tragedy, Russia's national rights ombudsman Valery ...Sunday, 28 April 2013
Russia's Failure to Move Away from Soviet-Era Psychiatric Care Exposed by Fire Deaths
Over 36 mentally ill patients died in Russia following a fire at a dilapidated wooden psychiatric facility, underlining the presence of the old Soviet system of punitive psychiatry used against political dissidents Two staff and 36 patients -- apparently too sedated or disorientated to escape from their mass dormitory with barred windows -- perished in the fire that broke out on Friday. In the wake of the tragedy, Russia's national rights ombudsman Valery ...
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