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The New WHO and UN Guidance: Psychiatry Must Entirely Change

Mad in America

At present, the foundation for international law is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ( CRPD , 2006), of which Australia is a signatory. Denial of legal capacity, coercive practices and institutionalization must end.” Is mental disorder a genetic disturbance of brain function, or is it not?