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Taking liberties
- Author:
- HARRISON Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.8.97, 1997, p.8.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses some concerns at the erosion of freedoms as definitions of necessary medical treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983 are refined in the courts.
Who are you calling paranoid?
- Author:
- KENNY Craig
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 4.6.97, 1997, p.18.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on the battle for mental health service users' civil rights, which often face fierce and sometimes inexplicable opposition.
Critical review on legislative definitions of people with disabilities in Japan
- Author:
- SATO Hisao
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy and Social Work, 1, March 1997, pp.31-39.
- Publisher:
- Japan College of Social Work
This article considers the different legislative definitions of people with disabilities in Japan covering Disabled Persons' Fundamental law, Law for Welfare of Persons with Mental Disorder, National Pension Law and Law for Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons. It points out the unreasonable exclusion of some types of disability from legislative definitions and the inconsistency between current definitions.
Falling short
- Author:
- HARRISON Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 83, January 1997, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Many have fought long and hard for the introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act, and it's a step in the right direction. However, in this article the author argues that for people with mental health problems in particular, it leaves much to be desired.
Disability disqualifying clauses in selected countries: focusing on driving licenses and qualifications for medical professionals
- Author:
- SATO Hisao
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy and Social Work, 5, March 1997, pp.21-30.
- Publisher:
- Japan College of Social Work
This article examines the anomalies in legislation in Japan, Europe, Australia and the United States on the eligibility for driving licenses and possibility of gaining qualifications as medical professionals.
A suitable case for treatment
- Author:
- CARSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.11.97, 1997, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author reports on therapeutic jurisprudence, the latest import from the United States, and how it may provide the basis for an overhaul of our justice system.
The body of political evidence
- Author:
- SONE Kendra
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.10.97, 1997, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The revelation that 63,000 people with learning difficulties or mental health problems in Sweden were forcibly sterilised has fuelled the debate about the reproductive rights of people with learning difficulties in this country. Explains the arguments.
The Mental Health Act Commission: part one
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine, LAKES Gordon
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 2(3), September 1997, pp.29-34.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Outlines the main objectives and organisational structure of the Mental Health Act Commission which monitors and safeguards the well-being and interests of patients detained under the 1983 Mental Health Act.
Listen without prejudice
- Author:
- HEDDELL Fred
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.8.97, 1997, p.21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In the first of a series of special features, the author explains the problems faced by people with learning difficulties in the justice system, beginning at the scene of the crime.
The Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995. A clinical analysis
- Author:
- EASTMAN Nigel
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 170, June 1997, pp.492-496.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Looks at the background to the Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995. Debates whether the act will be of clinical benefit to patients or whether it is directed more towards a political purpose, rather than a clinical one.