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Inequity and Madness

Psychosocial and Human Rights Issues

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  1. José Guimón

    1. University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Discrimination Against Mental Patients

    1. Mental Illness and Equity: Matters Conceptual

      • José Guimón
      Pages 1-8

    2. Madness, Evil and Reason: Matters Historical

      • José Guimón
      Pages 9-20

    3. Positive Bias: The Myth of the “Crazy Genius”

      • José Guimón
      Pages 21-33

    4. Negative Bias: Dangerousness and Incompetence

      • José Guimón
      Pages 35-45

    5. Prejudices in the General Population

      • José Guimón
      Pages 47-58

    6. Attitudes Towards the Mental Health Professionals

      • José Guimón
      Pages 59-70

    7. Prejudice Against Psychiatric Treatments

      • José Guimón
      Pages 71-85

    8. How to Overcome Prejudice

      • José Guimón
      Pages 87-98

  3. Human Rights and Inequity for Mental Patients

    1. The Question of Human Rights of the Mentally Ill

      • José Guimón
      Pages 99-109

    2. Non-Discrimination and Equity

      • José Guimón
      Pages 111-123

    3. Restrictions on Freedom: Involuntary Hospitalisation

      • José Guimón
      Pages 125-134

    4. Uses and Abuses of Psychiatric Diagnosis

      • José Guimón
      Pages 135-144

    5. Dilemmas Arising in Psychiatric Treatment and Research

      • José Guimón
      Pages 145-156

    6. Discrimination Against the Weak

      • José Guimón
      Pages 157-172

    7. The Conditions in Mental Health Facilities

      • José Guimón
      Pages 173-184

    8. Specific Ethical Dilemmas in Mental Health

      • José Guimón
      Pages 185-195

    9. Summary and Conclusions

      • José Guimón
      Pages 197-205

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 207-225
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About this book

Two ofthe most important notions concerning the rights of people with mental illness are among the most neglected: the first is that human rights and duties are complementary and that both must be considered in constructing a framework for mental health care. The second is that we must strive for equity and not only for equality in developing mental health programs. The first ofthese notions is complex. It refers to the duties ofpeople with mental illness and to the duties ofthose who surround them. Mental illness does not liberate the person who has it from civic obligations. The most basic ofthese is to give support to others and to refuse to harm them Their carers, society and the patient's self-respect all gain through their recognition, even though the fulfilment of these obligations might be difficult or impossible in certain periods ofillness. The duty of those surrounding the patients is to recognise and respect their existence and to make the necessary arrangements to respond to their needs, protect their rights and compensate for their temporary or permanent inability to fulfil their civic duties. A society's social capital is the public good that results from the mutual supportofmembers ofa society: iffor one reason or another, some or all members ofa society fail to offer such support the social capital will diminish and the society will cease to be civic.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    José Guimón

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Inequity and Madness

  • Book Subtitle: Psychosocial and Human Rights Issues

  • Authors: José Guimón

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0673-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-46674-8Published: 31 December 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5188-7Published: 17 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-0673-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 225

  • Topics: Public Health, Psychiatry, Ethics, Public International Law, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics

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