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Informationen zum Autor Felicity Callard is the author of Mental Illness, Discrimination and the Law: Fighting for Social Justice , published by Wiley. Norman Sartorius is a Croatian psychiatrist and university professor. Sartorius is a former director of the World Health Organization's Division of Mental Health, and a former president of the World Psychiatric Association and of the European Psychiatric Association. Julio Arboleda-Flórez is the author of Mental Illness, Discrimination and the Law: Fighting for Social Justice , published by Wiley. Peter Bartlett is the author of Mental Illness, Discrimination and the Law: Fighting for Social Justice , published by Wiley. Hanfried Helmchen is the author of Mental Illness, Discrimination and the Law: Fighting for Social Justice , published by Wiley. Heather Stuart is the author of Mental Illness, Discrimination and the Law: Fighting for Social Justice , published by Wiley. José Taborda is the author of Mental Illness, Discrimination and the Law: Fighting for Social Justice , published by Wiley. Graham Thornicroft , Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK. Klappentext This book describes clearly how legislation can be used to advance the rights and entitlements of people with mental health problems. Straightforward and practical, it provides useful information on how to address disabilities so these people may enjoy full citizenship. It presents the key issues succinctly and illustrates these with legislative examples from around the world. This book documents the role that law can play, at all levels, in combating such discrimination and abuse. Zusammenfassung This book describes clearly how legislation can be used to advance the rights and entitlements of people with mental health problems. Straightforward and practical! it provides useful information on how to address disabilities so these people may enjoy full citizenship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements, ix Glossary, xiii 1 Introduction, 1 1.1 Using the law in the fight for social justice, 1 1.2 Whom are we addressing?, 5 1.3 The history of this book, 7 1.4 How the book has been organised, 12 1.5 Terms used to describe mental health problems, 14 1.6 Our authorial voice(s), 16 References, 17 2 Principles and Concepts, 19 2.1 The tension between advancing the rights of people with mental health problems and attitudes in society, 20 2.2 Law relating to people with mental health problems: the historical context, 21 2.3 Discrimination, 24 2.4 General versus specific law, 36 2.5 Importance of enforcement, 39 2.6 Social model of disability, 41 2.7 Capacity and competence, 44 2.8 Human rights, 47 2.9 Stigma, discrimination and 'structural violence', 52 2.10 Social justice, 54 2.11 What comes next?, 57 References, 57 3 Civil and Political Participation, 63 3.1 Voting, 63 3.2 Jury service, 65 3.3 Measures intended to optimise civil and political participation, 66 References, 69 4 Legal Capacity, Decision-making, Discriminatory Statutes and Practice, 71 4.1 Guardianship and the legal right to make decisions, 71 4.2 Discriminatory statutes and practice, 76 References, 78 5 Work and the Workplace, 79 5.1 Mental health problems and labour force participation, 79 5.2 Intellectual disabilities and labour force participation, 81 5.3 Employment disability legislation, 82 References, 86 6 Education, 89 6.1 United Nations Covenants and examples of country-based legislation, 90 Referen...
