Neither bad nor mad: the competing discourses of psychiatry, law and politics
Auteur :
Greig, Deidre
Éditeur :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN :
9781843100065
Date de publication :
15 mars 2002
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,0 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
440 g
Format :
Trade paperback (UK)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book looks at what happened when the government of Victoria, Australia enacted special legislation to detain one person with a severe antisocial personality disorder on the grounds of his presumed dangerousness, despite the fact that he did not fit within the ordinary criteria of mental illness or criminality.