Inequity and madness : psychosocial and human rights issues / José Guimón.

New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2001], ©2001.

xviii, 225 pages ; 24 cm

Copy 1 Donor: Family of Hugh Freeman.

Mental illness and equity: matters conceptual -- Madness, evil and reason: matters historical -- Positive bias: the myth of the "crazy genius" -- Negative bias: dangerousness and incompetence -- Prejudices in the general population -- Attitudes towards the mental health professionals -- Prejudice against psychiatric treatments -- How to overcome prejudice -- The question of human rights of the mentally ill -- Non-discrimination and equity -- Restrictions on freedom: involuntary hospitalisation -- Uses and abuses of psychiatric diagnosis -- Dilemmas arising in psychiatric treatment and research -- Discrimination against the weak -- The conditions in mental health facilities -- Specific ethical dilemmas in mental health -- Summary and conclusions.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-219) and index.