PSYC 3390 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Intellectual Disability, Informed Consent, Good Clinical Practice
8 Mar 2016
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The legal system exercises significant influence over the mental health system for better or for worse. Laws have been designed to protect people who display abnormal behavior and protect society. Each province and territory have civil commitment laws under the provincial mental health acts that detail when a person can be legally attained un a institution. Most provincial legislation permits commitment when the following three conditions have been met: The person is dangerous to themselves or others. The person is in need of treatment. The definition of mental illness differs across jurisdictions. For example, in bc they define these terms very broadly needed subjective judgment while in ontario these terms are more strict such a requiring hospitalization. Some say that the more liberal definitions of dangerousness are actually of their best interests. While others such as quebec say that they compromise their autonomy.
