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Author Mcsherry, Bernadette

Title Coercive Care : Rights, Law and Policy
Published Taylor & Francis, 2013

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Summary There has been much debate about mental health law reform and mental capacity legislation in recent years with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also having a major impact on thinking about the issue. This edited volume explores the concept of 'coercive care' in relation to individuals such as those with severe mental illnesses, those with intellectual and cognitive disabilities and those with substance use problems. With a focus on choice and capacity the book explores the impact of and challenges posed by the provision of care in an involuntary environment. The
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Subject Mental health laws.
Involuntary treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects
Capacity and disability.
People with mental disabilities
Mentally ill -- Care.
Mentally ill -- Commitment and detention.
people with mental disabilities.
Capacity and disability
Involuntary treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects
Mental health laws
Mentally ill -- Care
Mentally ill -- Commitment and detention
People with mental disabilities
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1299715885
9781299715882
9781135016586
1135016585