The Relative Irrelevance of Human Rights for the Care and Protection of the Mentally Ill
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234813 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony P Butcher (University of Wollongong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-97 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10361140050002845 |
| PMID | 15586462 |
| OpenAlex | W1976223132 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper argues that the approach adopted by the recent Report of the National Inquiry into the Human Rights of People with Mental Illness of seeking to protect the interests of the mentally ill by following a human rights model is fundamentally flawed. The application of human rights to the care and protection of the mentally ill is at best irrelevant and at worst actually harmful to their best interests. Human rights are incapable of addressing the personal experience of mental illness and are similarly incapable of addressing the social and political issues that confront the mentally ill
Human rights · Law and economics · Mental health · Mental illness · Mentally ill · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Health · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Law · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |