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Mental illness and legal discrimination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Philip Sugarman
Philip Sugarman*
Affiliation:
St Andrew's Healthcare Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London School of Health, University of Northampton, email psugarman@standrew.co.uk
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Sir: Tony Zigmond's editorial is categorical in condemning the detention of people who are competent but mentally ill (Zigmond, 2009). He notes that the driver for this is risk, in both UK and international legislation. He contrasts this with physical treatment, for which he, and the judicial authority he quotes, believe competency gives an absolute right to refuse.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 2010 , pp. 25
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Zigmond, T. (2009) Mental illness and legal discrimination. International Psychiatry, 6, 79–80.Google Scholar
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