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New Law and Ethics in Mental Health Advance Directives : the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Right to Choose.

The recognition of positive rights and the growing impact of human rights principles has recently orchestrated a number of reforms in mental health law, bringing increasing entitlement to an array of health services. In this book, Penelope Weller considers the relationship between human rights and m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weller, Penelope
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Explorations in mental health series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The recognition of positive rights and the growing impact of human rights principles has recently orchestrated a number of reforms in mental health law, bringing increasing entitlement to an array of health services. In this book, Penelope Weller considers the relationship between human rights and mental health law, and the changing attitudes which have led to the recognition of a right to demand treatment internationally. Weller discusses the ability of those with mental health problems to use advance directives to make a choice about what treatment they receive in the future, should they.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (209 pages).
ISBN:9781136159572
1136159576