WHO resource book on mental health, human rights and legislation / principal writers, Melvyn Freeman and Soumitra Pathare

Bib ID:
3621404
Format:
Book
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Description:
  • Geneva : World Health Organization, c2005
  • xvi, 181 p. ; 30 cm.
ISBN:
924156282X
Full contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: Chapter 1 Context of mental health legislation 1
  • 1. Introduction 1
  • 2. The interface between mental health law and mental health policy 2
  • 3. Protecting, promoting and improving rights through
  • mental health legislation 3
  • 3.1 Discrimination and mental health 3
  • 3.2 Violations of human rights 4
  • 3.3 Autonomy and liberty 5
  • 3.4 Rights for mentally ill offenders 5
  • 3.5 Promoting access to mental health care and community integration 6
  • 4. Separate versus integrated legislation on mental health 7
  • 5. Regulations, service orders, ministerial decrees 7
  • 6. Key international and regional human rights instruments related
  • to the rights of people with mental disorders 8
  • 6.1 International and regional human rights instruments 8
  • 6.1.1 International Bill of Rights 9
  • 6.1.2 Other international conventions related to mental health 11
  • 7. Major human rights standards applicable to mental health 13
  • 7.1 UN Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness
  • and the Improvement of Mental Health Care (MI Principles, 1991) 13
  • 7.2 Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities
  • for Persons with Disabilities (Standard Rules, 1993) 14
  • 8. Technical standards 15
  • 8.1 Declaration of Caracas (1990) 15
  • 8.2 Declaration of Madrid (1996) 15
  • 8.3 WHO technical standards 15
  • 8.4 The Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on
  • Special Needs Education (1994) 16
  • 9. Limitation of rights 16
  • Chapter 2 Content of mental health legislation 19
  • 1. Introduction 19
  • 2. Preamble and objectives 19
  • 3. Definitions 20
  • 3.1 Mental illness and mental disorder 20
  • 3.2 Mental disability 22
  • 3.3 Mental incapacity 23
  • 3.4 Unsoundness of mind 23
  • 3.5 Definitions of other terms 26
  • 4. Access to mental health care 27
  • 4.1 Financial resources for mental health care 27
  • 4.2 Mental health in primary care 28
  • 4.3 Allocating resources for underserved populations 29
  • 4.4 Access to medications and psychosocial interventions 29
  • 4.5 Access to health (and other) insurance 29
  • 4.6 Promoting community care and deinstitutionalization 30
  • 5., Rights of users of mental health services 3
  • 5.1 Confidentiali ty'
  • 5.2 Access to inforrmationr
  • 53: 1 : Eirnment
  • 5.3.2 Privacy 3'
  • 5.3.3 Communication , 3
  • 5.3.4 Labour 30
  • 5.4 Notice of rights 3
  • 6. Rights of families and carws of persons ith menta did
  • 7. Competence, capacity and guardian shipt
  • 7.1 Definitions 3
  • 7.2 Assessment of incapacity 40
  • 7.2.1 Capacity to make treatment decision, 4
  • 7.2.2 Capacity to select a substitute decision-maker,4
  • 7.2.3 Capacity to make a financial decision-
  • 7.3 Determining incapacity and incompetence 41
  • 7.4 Guardianship 41
  • 8. Voluntary and involuntary mental health care 43
  • 8.1 Voluntary admission and voluntary treatment3
  • 8.2 "Non-protestlng patlents 4,1
  • 8.3 In nt admission and invountateatnt
  • 8.3.1 Combined versus a separate approach to
  • Siinvo untary adm ission and invo untary treatm n 47
  • 3.t2Orted frlnvolUntary admWissJr 49
  • 8..3 0 4Pr 6 dureforinvoldntso a1 1 misi on
  • 8.3.4 CrWerfinvoluntary,troatment (wherproceo.
  • for admission and treatment, are separate)
  • 8.3.5 Procedure for invointsrytreatmen of admitted personsd53
  • Sza.6 Prpxy Consentifr treatmert...
  • 8.3.7 1nvoluntary treatment in community settings 57
  • S8.4; E m ergency s tuation s 0
  • S4.t 1Pr cedure for involuntary adnilssi o ahd treatment
  • in emergency situations 60
  • 9. Staff uirements for doterm,ing mental disorder ,1
  • 9.1 L skills 1
  • 9.2 Professional groups
  • : Spicial treatments '
  • 0. Sp.
  • 10,J M6J&r nedlcka 6nd surgical procedures;I"
  • 102 Psychosurgery and other irreversible teatments
  • 10.3 Electroc6nvslsive therapy (ECT) 4
  • 11. Seclusion and restraint
  • 12 Clinical and xperlmrntarnesOarch...
  • 13.1 Judiciaf t quasHudlcial oversifht of invok0ntary
  • adtlss&io/tra.aftent and other restrictionsof rish. 8
  • 13141 compositionh
  • 132 gu n d oVersght body 9
  • 112 Z Additional powers 7
  • 133 omplitai ndremedMs 70a
  • 113 Proceuraln sfeg'ad" em
  • 14, Police resp onsibilitis with respect to persons with monta disorders i
  • 14.1 Powersof the polic 72
  • 14.2 Responding, to catl for assistance 73
  • '. 14.:'; inl , nt p r m^ ^'^ '
  • 14.3: Protections for persons with mental disordars 73
  • 14.3.1 Place of safety
  • 14.3.2 Treatmt options
  • 14.3.3 06tentlon period 74.
  • 14,3.4 Prompt notification, 74
  • 14 Review of record
  • Legislativ. provisions relatingo to mentally iN offenders& 7
  • 18.1 The pre-trial stages in the criminal ju4tica system 7$
  • 15j The decision t prosecute 7
  • 15.2 The trial stage in the c, minI justice syI...teft7
  • A 5. Fitnessto stand trial
  • S', :r ':
  • 1531 P;d c nity treatnt
  • . 1&1.2 Hospital orderas 7
  • SThe post'sene ong (serv6ing sentence i pri n) stag ..
  • for 55 FaciiItir-off6n 7
  • Additli. ubtingve provisions affecting me
  • S i-discrfi minatlon legislation
  • 1&2S General health care 81
  • 1.3. Housing, !
  • 18.4 Eloptymsnt 8$
  • 5 votel 16 mem
  • 1. o Minors 80
  • 17.2 Worr b4ef
  • 6;. Offonces0rw&pthale. 86
  • Chapter 3 Process: drafting, adopting and imple nting
  • . Introduction 89
  • ^2.1 Identifying mental disaorder an bardersto mental he alth care O
  • 22 Mapping of mental-health-related 2
  • 2.3 Studying international ventions and standards 93
  • 24 Reviewing mental health legislation in other co6tntrlei 9$
  • 130 1&l;ng consensus and negotia.tlng for ch
  • 2.6 Jbucatingt6 puic on issuet concerning mentai health and
  • 3. raftinag merntal health legislation96
  • 3? 1The drafting process 9'
  • $:'3 Inviting consultation. 9
  • 3.4 Process and 'procedure for consultatlon 99
  • 3.5. ntguage legislation 102
  • 4. Aloption of legi4slation 10
  • 4.1 Legislative procews 103
  • 4..K 1 Responsibility for adopting legisaton 103
  • 4.1.2 Debate of draft legislation and its adoptionr 104,
  • 4.1.3 Sanction, promulgation and publication of new legislation 104
  • 4.2 Key actions during adoption of legislation 105
  • 4.2.1 Mobilizing public opinion 105
  • 4.2.2 Lobbying members of the executive branch
  • of government and the legislature 105
  • 5. Implementing mental health legislation 106
  • 5.1 Importance and role of bodies responsible for implementation 106
  • 5.2 Dissemination and training 108
  • 5.2.1 Public education and awareness 108
  • 5.2.2 Users, families and advocacy organizations 108
  • 5.2.3 Mental health, health and other professionals 109
  • 5.2.4 Developing information and guidance materials 110
  • 5.3 Financial and human resources 110.
Notes:
  • "Stop exclusion, dare to care."
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-118)
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