Human rights of persons with mental illness

The understanding of mental illness has evolved over the years. Right from being thought to be due to possession by evil spirits to the current bio-socio-psychological model of illness, what has remained consistent however is the violation of their human rights. Though the efforts to redress this ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: P Srilakshmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Archives of Mental Health
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Online Access:http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2011;volume=12;issue=1;spage=10;epage=11;aulast=Srilakshmi;type=0