PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Involuntary Treatment, Psychopathology, Thomas Szasz
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Laws are a set of rules that one must follow: heinz dilemma man has dying wife. Pharmaceutical company has the drug, but he can"t afford it. Ethics set of guidelines you should" follow. Sleeping with a client is unethical, but not illegal. Thomas szasz argues that psychological conditions are not medical. They are people who are not functioning properly. Psychological problems who are only a problem for the person usually don"t get treated unless it becomes a problem for someone else. Judge or jury take into consideration psychologist"s testimony. Constitutional law highest level of law. Puts limit on the kind of laws government can make. Only country in the world that documents rights and freedoms of people with mental health problems. Laws that provinces pass that really guide the legal system in treating, apprehending people with mental disorders. Common law 9/10 provinces follow common law. Quebec doesn"t follow it they follow civil law.
