Provides practical solutions for ending coercion in mental health care and realizing the universal right to legal capacity.

People with mental disorders often suffer the worst conditions of life.This book is the first comprehensive survey of the mental health/human rights relationshi

This book explores the human rights consequences of recent and ongoing revisions of mental health legislation in England and Ireland. Presenting a critical disc

This book explores the law relating to the right to liberty of people with mental illness and international human rights standards. It is also a manifesto for c

Examining the mistreatment of persons with mental disabilities around the world, Michael Perlin identifies universal factors that contaminate mental disability