Inequity and Madness: Psychosocial and Human Rights Issues

Two of the most important notions concerning the rights of people with mental illness are among the most neglected: the first is that human rights and duties are complementary and that both must be considered in constructing a framework for mental health care. The second is that we must strive for equity and not only for equality in developing mental health programs. The first of these notions is complex. It refers to the duties ofpeople with mental illness and to the duties ofthose who sur...