Human Rights and the Rights of Mental Patients

1985 ◽  
pp. 117-123
Author(s):  
Helmut E. Ehrhardt
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Mental Patients

scholarly journals Banished to a Greek island

1990 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalind Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
World Congress ◽  
Mental Patients ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Greek Island ◽  
Eighth World

In October, public attention focused on psychiatrists gathering for the Eighth World Congress in Athens. Was psychiatry still being abused for political purposes in the Soviet Union (Bloch, 1990)? And were mental patients elsewhere being mistreated? At the Stadium of Peace and Friendship overlooking the Aegean Sea, delegates had the chance to meet and talk about these important issues concerning human rights and human dignity.

The Right to Refuse Treatment

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 375-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Temple
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Recent Trend ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Federal Courts ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Mental Patients ◽  
Right To Refuse Treatment ◽  
The Right ◽  
Absolute Control

Most mental patients have scant protection from psychiatrists’ historical, absolute control in diagnosis, treatment, and the disabling effects of treatment. This article discusses the reversal of a recent trend in the federal courts that afforded protective procedures to mental patients by requiring the involvement of decision makers outside the institution. Also discussed is the lack of constitutional, statutory, and common-law protections in all but a few states. The safeguards provided by the minority of states are explored, and it is suggested that other states follow their lead in providing human rights and dignity to the mentally ill.

Human Rights and Law

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh Kumar Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights
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