Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights (Hardcover)

Since adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the interpretive General Comment 1, the topic of legal capacity in mental health settings has generated considerable debate in disciplines ranging from law and psychiatry to public health and public policy. With over 180 countries having ratified the Convention, the shifts required in law and clinical practice need to be informed by interdisciplinary and contextually relevant research as well as the views of stakeholders. With an equal emphasis on the Global North and Global South, this volume offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of legal capacity in the realm of mental health. Integrating rigorous academic research with perspectives from people with psychosocial disabilities and their caregivers, the authors provide a holistic overview of pertinent issues and suggest avenues for reform.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2021
Editors:	Michael Ashley Stein • Faraaz Mahomed • Vikram Patel • Charlene Sunkel
Dimensions:	236 x 157 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-83885-6
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International human rights law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > Mental health services Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	1-108-83885-5
Barcode:	9781108838856

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