Ethical analysis of the new proposed mental health legislation in England and Wales

This paper ethically analyses arising out the proposed changes to the Mental Health Act for England and Wales. It looks in particular at thea shift in philosophy that the author claims has occurred with the proposals away from rights-focused principles to more utilitarian or outcome-focused principl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lepping, Peter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1855929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17430584
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1747-5341-2-5
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Sumario:This paper ethically analyses arising out the proposed changes to the Mental Health Act for England and Wales. It looks in particular at thea shift in philosophy that the author claims has occurred with the proposals away from rights-focused principles to more utilitarian or outcome-focused principles. It gives examples of these changes and explores itstheir consequences.

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