Refusing Care Forced Treatment and the Rights of the Mentally Ill

Name: Refusing Care Forced Treatment and the Rights of the Mentally Ill
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ISBN: 9780226733975

ISBN-10: 0226733971

ISBN-13: 9780226733975

Edition: 2002

Authors: Elyn R. Saks

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Focusing on overinterventionist approaches, 'Refusing Care' asks when, if ever, the mentally ill should be treated against their will. Saks proposes standards that, as much as possible, should apply equally to non-mentally ill and mentally ill people.

Book details

List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/1/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 314
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Doctors and Lawyers: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?



Mental Illness: Making Myths or Genuine Disorders?



Civil Commitment: How Civil?



The Right to Refuse Medication: When Can I Just Say No?



Seclusion: The Path of Least Resistance?



Mechanical Restraints: Loosening the Bonds



Incompetency and Impairment: Choices Made, Choices Denied



Self-Binding: Ulysses at the Mast



Conclusion


Notes


References


Index