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Refusing care : forced treatment and the rights of the mentally ill /

"It has been said that how a society treats its least fortunate members speaks volumes about its humanity. If so, our treatment of the mentally ill may suggest that American society is in many senses inhumane: swinging between overintervention and utter neglect, we sometimes force extreme treat...

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Основен автор: Saks, Elyn R., 1955-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ℗♭2002.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=315509
Подобни документи: Print version:: Refusing care.
Съдържание:
  • 1. Doctors and lawyers: why can't we all just get along?
  • 2. Mental illness: making myths or genuine disorders?
  • 3. Civil commitment: how civil?
  • 4. The right to refuse medication: when can I just say no?
  • 5. Seclusion: the path of least resistance?
  • 6. Mechanical restraints: loosening the bonds
  • 7. Imcompetency and impairment: choices made, choices denied
  • 8. Self-binding: Ulysess at the mast
  • 9. Conclusion.