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. 2018 Oct 18;15(10):e1002679.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002679. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Involuntary mental health treatment in the era of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Faraaz Mahomed  1   2 , Michael Ashley Stein  2   3 , Vikram Patel  4   5
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Involuntary mental health treatment in the era of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Faraaz Mahomed et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Based on interviews with a variety of participants, Vikram Patel and colleagues advocate for philosophical and practical progress toward recognizing decision-making capacity in people with psychosocial disabilities.

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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: VP is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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