PSY 280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Deinstitutionalisation, Involuntary Treatment, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
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Ethics: ethics are accepted values that provide guidance to make sound moral judgments. Everyone has equal access to psychology"s contributions and services), and respect for people"s right and dignity (psychologists value the worth of everyone and uphold rights to privacy, confidentiality and self-discrimination) Use of most beneficial treatment for patients (deinstitutionalization), and ethics and guidelines (regulated by apa, state, etc. ) - good in theory: 90% less beds being used in hospitals. - bad in practice: significantly more individuals in jail/prison with mental illness. Good in theory: 90% less beds being used in hospitals, less people involuntarily committed. Bad in practice: significantly more individuals in jail/prison with mental illness, more homelessness, lack of appropriate follow up. Table 15. 2 in book, over half of individuals have mental health problems. Role as a psychologist: identify different scenarios when individuals need further treatment. Civil commitment: danger of self or others, state-initiated, forces involuntary treatment on individuals.
