HLTHAGE 2GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mad Pride, Neurodiversity, Autism Speaks
11 Mar 2019
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When we think of stigma we think of it as a much shallower way. 19th century idiots" and lunatics" prohibited from entering canada for fear of degeneracy and dependency. Until 1967, canada immigration act listed people with mental illness in undesirable" category. Marriage and reproductive right limited, forced sterilization. People in psychiatric facilities were sterilized against their will. Institutionalization may threaten property rights and treatment choices. Recent years have seen increased organization to challenge marginalization . Challenges biomedical model, pushes for rights of mad individuals. Methods of treatment - not always grounded in the idea of making a person"s life better. Allows us to expedite conversations and treatments for mad person. Help people minimize interaction with official psychiatric system. Other people with mental health problems helping each other. Dominance of biomedical approach, notion that mentally ill are inherently unreasonable, both barriers.
