| Description |
xviii, 196 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. UK mental health policy : chaos and control -- Ch. 2. US mental health policy : progress and continuing problems -- Ch. 3. Human rights, citizenship and mental health reform in Australia -- Ch. 4. Italy : radical reform of mental health policy and its consequences -- Ch. 5. Egypt : 5000 years of science and care for mental patients -- Ch. 6. India : towards community mental health care -- Ch. 7. Mental health policy in Brazil : from dictatorship to democracy -- Ch. 8. Russia : mental health reform in the post-Soviet period -- Ch. 9. Mental health policy in China : the persecution of Falun Gong -- Ch. 10. Mental health in a post-war society : a history of neglect and denial of medical pluralism in Mozambique -- Ch. 11. Conclusion |
| Summary |
"This book reviews mental health policies across the world and their relationship to the human rights of mentally disordered people. Ten case-studies are presented, each written by an expert in the field of mental health policy within a selected country. What is recorded is a tangle of approaches, some coherent, consistent and caring, whilst others are ambiguous, anachronistic and abusive. What is concluded is the need for vigilance and activism on a global scale to protect the human rights of this particularly vulnerable group." -- Book Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical policy.
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Mental health services.
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Insanity (Law)
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Human rights.
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Mental health laws.
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Mentally ill -- Civil rights.
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Insanity (Law) -- Jurisprudence
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Mental health policy.
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Mental Health Services.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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Health Policy.
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Human Rights.
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| Author |
Morrall, Peter.
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Hazelton, Michael
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| ISBN |
1861563884 paperback |
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