Balancing autonomy and risk: a failure of nerve in England and Wales?
Article Abstract:
The author posits that current justifications for involuntary treatment discriminate against patients with a mental disorder as opposed to a physical disorder, and examines this within the framework of mental capacity/guardianship legislation reform in England and Wales.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0160-2527
Year: 2007
Mentally ill persons, Mentally ill, Capacity and disability, Involuntary treatment
Publication Name: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0160-2527
Year: 2007
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Loathing the sinner, medicalizing the sin: why sexually violent predator statutes are unjust
Article Abstract:
The author argues that proof of mental illness is critical in determining whether a sex offender is dangerous or likely to reoffend, and that current policies have been informed by public fear and disgust, resulting in unjust treatment.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0160-2527
Year: 2007
Sex offenders, Sex crimes
Publication Name: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0160-2527
Year: 2007
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Subjects list: Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation
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