Mental health law : abolish or reform? /

This title delves into mental health debates over abolition or reform, applying the socio-historical context to provide understanding. It presents both sides of the argument using multi-disciplinary sources to discuss these claims. It argues for the reform of mental health to maximize the support an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wilson, Kay (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Subjects:	Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol > (2007 March 30) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol (2007 March 30) Mental health laws. Mental Health > legislation & jurisprudence LAW. Mental Health. MEDICAL. Mental health laws Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

The history, justification, and purpose of mental health law
The case for the abolition of mental health law
The 'Interpretive compass' of the CRPD [Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities] : the theory of dignity
Application of inherent dignity to the abolition with support model
The Interpretive compass part 2 : theories of equality and non-discrimination
Difficulties with the meaning of equality, non-discrimination and participation in the CRPD, and their application to the abolition with support model
The Interpretive framework and the reform (as opposed to the abolition) of mental health law.