United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: A roadmap for change

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 365-369

  Stuart, Heather ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

disability rights; mental disability; social inclusion; United Nations Convention

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; MONITORING; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED NATIONS;

CIVIL RIGHTS; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84864839874     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328356b7ed     Document Type: Review

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