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47 relations: Adverse effect, Bias, British Journal of Psychiatry, Bundestag, Canada, Deinstitutionalisation, Diabetes mellitus, Forensic psychiatry, Giorgio Antonucci, Human sexuality, Involuntary commitment, Involuntary treatment, Kendra's Law, Laura's Law, Law, Mental disorder, Mental health, Mental Health Act 2007, Mental health law, Mental health professional, Mind (charity), MindFreedom International, National Institute of Justice, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, New Brunswick, New York (state), New York Civil Liberties Union, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, NHS Digital, North Carolina, Ontario, Psychiatric hospital, Psychiatric medication, Psychiatric reform in Italy, Psychiatric survivors movement, Psychiatrist, Race (human categorization), Saskatchewan, Slippery slope, Socioeconomics, Substance use disorder, Suicide, Tardive dyskinesia, Thomas Szasz, Treatment Advocacy Center, U.S. state, Weight gain.
Adverse effect
In medicine, an adverse effect is an undesired harmful effect resulting from a medication or other intervention such as surgery.
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Bias
Bias is disproportionate weight in favour of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
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British Journal of Psychiatry
The British Journal of Psychiatry is a peer-reviewed medical journal published monthly by the Royal College of Psychiatrists containing original research, systematic reviews, commentaries on contentious articles, short reports, a comprehensive book review section, and a correspondence column relating to all aspects of psychiatry.
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Bundestag
The Bundestag ("Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament.
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Canada
Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.
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Deinstitutionalisation
Deinstitutionalisation (or deinstitutionalization) is the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability.
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Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.
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Forensic psychiatry
Forensic psychiatry is a sub-speciality of psychiatry and is related to criminology.
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Giorgio Antonucci
Giorgio Antonucci (Lucca, 24 February 1933 – Florence, 18 November 2017) was an Italian physician, known for his questioning of the basis of psychiatry.
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Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually.
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Involuntary commitment
Involuntary commitment or civil commitment (also known informally as sectioning or being sectioned in some jurisdictions, such as the UK) is a legal process through which an individual who is deemed by a qualified agent to have symptoms of severe mental disorder is court-ordered into treatment in a psychiatric hospital (inpatient) or in the community (outpatient).
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Involuntary treatment
Involuntary treatment (also referred to by proponents as assisted treatment and by critics as forced drugging) refers to medical treatment undertaken without the consent of whomever is treated.
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Kendra's Law
Kendra's Law, effective since November 1999, is a New York State law concerning involuntary outpatient commitment.
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Laura's Law
Laura's Law is a California state law that allows for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment.
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Law
Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.
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Mental disorder
A mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.
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Mental health
Mental health is a level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness.
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Mental Health Act 2007
The Mental Health Act 2007 (c 12) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Mental health law
Mental health law includes a wide variety of legal topics and pertain to people with a diagnosis or possible diagnosis of a mental health condition, and to those involved in managing or treating such people.
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Mental health professional
A mental health professional is a health care practitioner or community services provider who offers services for the purpose of improving an individual's mental health or to treat mental disorders.
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Mind (charity)
Mind is a mental health charity in England and Wales.
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MindFreedom International
MindFreedom International is an international coalition of over one hundred grassroots groups and thousands of individual members from fourteen nations.
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National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development and evaluation agency of the United States Department of Justice.
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a life-threatening reaction that occasionally occurs in response to neuroleptic or antipsychotic medication.
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New Brunswick
New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick; Canadian French pronunciation) is one of three Maritime provinces on the east coast of Canada.
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New York (state)
New York is a state in the northeastern United States.
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New York Civil Liberties Union
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is a civil rights organization in the United States.
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New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc. ("New York Lawyers" or "NYLPI") is a non-profit civil rights law firm located in New York City, specializing in the areas of disability rights, access to health care and environmental justice.
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NHS Digital
NHS Digital is the trading name of the Health and Social Care Information Centre, which is the national provider of information, data and IT systems for commissioners, analysts and clinicians in health and social care in England, particularly those involved with the National Health Service (England).
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North Carolina
North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.
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Ontario
Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada.
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Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, mental health units, mental asylums or simply asylums, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders, such as clinical depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.
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Psychiatric medication
A psychiatric medication is a licensed psychoactive drug taken to exert an effect on the chemical makeup of the brain and nervous system.
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Psychiatric reform in Italy
Psychiatric reform in Italy is the reform of psychiatry which started in Italy after the passing of Basaglia Law in 1978 and terminated with the very end of the Italian state mental hospital system in 1998.
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Psychiatric survivors movement
The psychiatric survivors movement (more broadly peer/consumer/survivor/ex-patient movement) is a diverse association of individuals who either currently access mental health services (known as consumers or service users), or who are survivors of interventions by psychiatry, or who are ex-patients of mental health services.
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Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders.
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Race (human categorization)
A race is a grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by society.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without natural borders.
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Slippery slope
A slippery slope argument (SSA), in logic, critical thinking, political rhetoric, and caselaw, is a consequentialist logical device in which a party asserts that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant (usually negative) effect.
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Socioeconomics
Socioeconomics (also known as social economics) is the social science that studies how economic activity affects and is shaped by social processes.
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Substance use disorder
A substance use disorder (SUD), also known as a drug use disorder, is a condition in which the use of one or more substances leads to a clinically significant impairment or distress.
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Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.
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Tardive dyskinesia
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a disorder that results in involuntary, repetitive body movements.
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Thomas Szasz
Thomas Stephen Szasz (Szász Tamás István; 15 April 1920 – 8 September 2012) was a Hungarian-American academic, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
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Treatment Advocacy Center
The Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) is a national U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to researching issues around lack of access to mental healthcare.
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U.S. state
A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.
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Weight gain
Weight gain is an increase in body weight.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outpatient_commitment
