Mental health law : abolish or reform? / Kay Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Kay, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health laws.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

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 and choices given to those with mental impairments.

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-265496-9

0-19-192579-9

0-19-265495-0

OCLC:

1255229642