Is Psychiatric Treatment a Human Right?
Recently a hospital in Indianapolis cut its number of beds for psychiatric patients, despite the fact it was already running at 98 percent capacity. More Than Borderline blog author, Becky Oberg, argues that psychiatric care, although expensive and unprofitable, should not be a budget casualty.
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APA Reference
Oberg, B.
(2013, December 30). Is Psychiatric Treatment a Human Right?, HealthyPlace. Retrieved
on 2024, December 22 from https://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/borderline/2013/12/is-psychiatric-treatment-a-human-right
Author: Becky Oberg
This is so typical of the type of stigmatising of the mentally ill that is so common. Until healthcare dollars for mental health issues matches the impact on society we will continue to see these types of decisions.