Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights

By: Michael Ashley Stein and Faraaz Mahomed and Vikram Patel and Charlene Sunkel and Juliana Lynn Restivo

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781108986380
Related ISBNs:: 9781108838856
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:: 08/31/21
Copyrighted By:: Cambridge University Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Michael Ashley Stein
Edited by:: Faraaz Mahomed
Edited by:: Vikram Patel
Edited by:: Charlene Sunkel