From avoidance to acceptance: Mental health and the role of human rights in Europe.

Stavert, Jill

Abstract

Jill Stavert, Lecturer in law at Napier University, reviews the treatment of mental health as a social and political issue and identified challenges still to be met.

Citation

Stavert, J. (2007). From avoidance to acceptance: Mental health and the role of human rights in Europe. SCOLAG : Scottish Legal Action Group bulletin, 356, 119-125

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2007
• Deposit Date: Apr 18, 2008
• Print ISSN: 0264-8717
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 356
• Pages: 119-125
• Keywords: Mental Health; stigma; discrimination; political issue; social issue; mental illness; depression; Human Rights; social inclusion; intellectual impairment
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2198