Mental health law and the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 245-252

  Szmukler, George ^a   Daw, Rowena ^b   Callard, Felicity ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CRPD; Disabilities; Involuntary treatment; Mental illness; Rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FUSION LAW; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LAW; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH ACT; MENTAL HEALTH LAW; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL DISEASE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DISABLED PERSON; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL HEALTH;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84899487334     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.11.024     Document Type: Article

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