International human rights and mental disability law when the silenced are heard

Examining the mistreatment of persons with mental disabilities around the world, Michael Perlin identifies universal factors that contaminate mental disability law, including lack of comprehensive legislation and of independent counsel; inadequate care; poor or nonexistent community programming; and...

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Main Author: Perlin, Michael L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2011, 2011
Series:American Psychology-Law Society series / American Psychology-Law Society series
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