Mental Illness, Discrimination and the Law Fighting for Social Justice |
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| Author:
| Callard, Felicity
Sartorius, Norman
Arboleda-Flórez, Julio
Bartlett, Peter
Helmchen, Hanfried
Stuart, Heather
Taborda, José
Thornicroft, Graham |
| ISBN: | 978-1-119-94582-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Digital download |
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Book Description:
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This book describes clearly how legislation can be used to advance the rights and entitlements of people with mental health problems. Straightforward and practical, it provides useful information on how to address disabilities so these people may enjoy full citizenship. It presents the key issues succinctly and illustrates these with legislative examples from around the world. This book documents the role that law can play, at all levels, in combating such discrimination and abuse.
This book describes clearly how legislation can be used to advance the rights and entitlements of people with mental health problems. Straightforward and practical, it provides useful information on how to address disabilities so these people may enjoy full citizenship. It presents the key issues succinctly and illustrates these with legislative examples from around the world. This book documents the role that law can play, at all levels, in combating such discrimination and abuse.